Steven Pinker talks 'Rationality' with Melissa Chen and the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism

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The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing civil rights and liberties for all Americans, and promoting a common culture based on fairness, understanding and humanity.

[snorgonofborkkad]

Melissa Chen is a perfect representative for this organization. Steven Pinker is always a welcomed Intellect. Keep it up!

[kimj]

Pinker summed up one of the issues really well. Working class people, without any power, are tired of being called oppressors by elites who hold actual positions of power. Thank you FAIR for all you are doing!

[jmindy]

This is great to see. I attended a FAIR meeting in Indiana last month, great speaker Dr Reilly. Dr Pinker is vital in our world today.

[patrickcurry]

Well done.

We are living in an Era of error.

To combat a growing Post-Modern and Neo Marxist mindset, we need to remember and cultivate the core values of Classical Liberalism and the Enlightenment.

That the individual is the basic unit in society; inalienable rights; that we are equal in dignity and rights and the rule of law.

Let us not be polarized; but reconciled with one another— given our inevitable flaws.

Peace

[pathologicaldoubt]

I appreciate Pinker alluding to the similarities between post truth beliefs and post modernist beliefs as well as their mutual similarities to fundamentalist Christianity

[WillReusch]

I am so glad that FAIR is deeply involved in K-12. We have needed powerful voices in our field to combat the politicization for a while!

[vssprc]

Firstly, the speech devoid of invective & hyperbolic tone, rather calm & reasoned on these issues is much appreciated by me.
Secondly, prejudice including racism seldom leaves the room altogether. The question for me is should we expect it to? Surely working together on joint projects is the key to diminishing its relevance.

[sifridbassoon]

Steven! Love the boots, dude.

I'm so glad that I'm not in school nor working any more (I'm retired). I would get myself in trouble, because I couldn't keep my mouth shut about this stuff.

[thegroove]

From my study research and life experience everyone has biases. Its asking tough questions like, Why am I like this and why do I feel that way towards some when they have not wronged me?.

[pathologicaldoubt]

Pinker is great but I was really hoping to hear Mr Gibbs’ thoughts on rationality

[liva]

wow i thought this was thomas gottschalk

[thegroove]

Whistleblowers expose conspiracies, so is steven claming they are not real and should be just ignored when they cause harm to others?.

Is that not ignorance and also a contradiction of his values?.

[thisperson]

1:12:10 Nobody ever expects the Spanish inquisition!

[dylanblack]

I think that racial chauvanism, racial masochism and racial struggle itself are promoted by oligarchs and benefit only oligarchs. While I disagree with most of Communism, Trotsky had a good point when he posited that fascism is capitalist reaction.

[MaryMPringle]

The environmental decline that has been caused by material human progress has the real and present potential to make all other discussions about human progress moot.

[thegroove]

It upsets me that intellectuals are quick to dismiss what they like to term “conspiracies” as if they don’t really happen, without actually examining the counter evidence that gave rise to the suspicions in the first place.

If Steven only realized what I have discovered especially regarding the covid inoculations and all from primary sources that would lead any rational and reasoned individual highly concerned about the programme and potential damage that is to come caused by them.

You would expect them to apply a "scientific" type of approach to test the hypthesis of the claims made.

This is a clear weakness of most scientists and intellectuals and the public as a whole. IGNORANCE.

[s.a.vanvleck]

It is wishful thinking on the part of remnant classical liberals that free speech, rationality, meritocracy and race essentialism are NOT partisan issues. The two parties have taken unabashedly clear and consistent positions on these.

It is time for these remnants classical liberals to get over their historical hang-ups over the "Republican" label and join their classical liberal friends who already made the crossover if they really want to stop the coming train-wreck through the political process. That's the rational thing to do.

[duncanweller]

The rampant problem with anti-racist activists is very similar to Facilitated Communication, which was almost instituted throughout universities in the west until it was proven to be totally false. A documentary was done on FC back in the 90s on Frontline. People make money, gain power and influence by claiming something is there when it isn't. Which for me, as an artist, is Contemporary Art, a form of art which people read into it whatever they want rather than perform any real social functions for society.