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A comment on Ask HN: What are examples of common beliefs conclusively invalidated by data?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: What are examples of common beliefs conclusively ... by vehemenz on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @02:11PM (#31839702)
I don't know, but Steven Pinker (the loudest proponent of this claim) says such sincerely, and besides him, most ordinary people are moral/value realists and think there are genuine answers to these types of questions.
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Re:Ask HN: What are examples of common beliefs conclusively ... by Ensorceled on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @04:27PM (#31841456)
Well, there are genuine answers to these questions. Stephen Pinker asserts the world is getting better because, according to his value system, it is.

Many, maybe even the majority, of people would agree with him because, well, we're humans.

So, in this threads context, once people have the "facts", they ALSO agree that the world is better, not worse.

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