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Postmodernism has [...] either become or given rise to one of the least tolerant and most authoritarian ideologies that the world has had to deal with since the widespread decline of communism and the collapses of white supremacy and colonialism. #HelenPluckrose

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Postmodernism has [...] either become or given rise to one of the least tolerant and most authoritarian ideologies that the world has had to deal with since the widespread decline of communism and the collapses of white supremacy and colonialism. #HelenPluckrose — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 22, 2026
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You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both. #RalphWaldoEmerson

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You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both. #RalphWaldoEmerson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 21, 2026
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This exposure [through travelling] to different cultural values and metrics then forces you to reexamine what seems obvious in your own life and to consider that perhaps it's not necessarily the best way to live. #MarkManson

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This exposure [through travelling] to different cultural values and metrics then forces you to reexamine what seems obvious in your own life and to consider that perhaps it's not necessarily the best way to live. #MarkManson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 17, 2026
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A tragic view of modernity in which this is impossible: industrial society, powered by flaming carbon, contains the fuel of its own destruction. But the tragic view is incorrect. Ausubel notes that the modern world has been progressively decarbonizing. #StevenPinker

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A tragic view of modernity in which this is impossible: industrial society, powered by flaming carbon, contains the fuel of its own destruction. But the tragic view is incorrect. Ausubel notes that the modern world has been progressively decarbonizing. #StevenPinker — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 17, 2026
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LABELING: Assigning global negative traits to yourself or others (often in the service of dichotomous thinking). I'm undesirable, or He's a rotten person. #JonathanHaidt

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LABELING: Assigning global negative traits to yourself or others (often in the service of dichotomous thinking). I'm undesirable, or He's a rotten person. #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 16, 2026
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Lack of love from parents often motivates their children to go searching for love in other relationships. This search is often misguided and leads to further disappointment. #GaryChapman

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Lack of love from parents often motivates their children to go searching for love in other relationships. This search is often misguided and leads to further disappointment. #GaryChapman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 15, 2026
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It is not acceptable for a scholar to say, You have shown me convincing evidence that my claim is wrong, but I still feel that my claim is right, so I'm sticking with it. When scholars cannot rebut or reconcile disconfirming evidence, they must drop their claims #JonathanHaidt

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It is not acceptable for a scholar to say, You have shown me convincing evidence that my claim is wrong, but I still feel that my claim is right, so I'm sticking with it. When scholars cannot rebut or reconcile disconfirming evidence, they must drop their claims #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 14, 2026
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