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HaunterGatherer274 karma

He acted his fucking ass off in that role.

HaunterGatherer256 karma

1) A lot of new information about the brain's inner workings has come out since you wrote How the Mind Works. It does seem that the book was written cautiously enough that it is still very relevant and accurate to date. Hypothetically, if you were to write a similarly-themed book today, what new information would you seek to impart?

2) Although you are an atheist and a prominent intellectual, you haven't been associated with the so-called "atheist movement" identified with some other prominent atheists. Would you say this is because you do not have an agenda regarding the beliefs of others? Is there another distinction you might attribute it to?

Thanks so much for doing this. I've been a huge fan of your work for a long time. I've been saving these questions since before I ever heard of Reddit.

HaunterGatherer13 karma

From my understanding, the unified MMA rules don't mention warnings for eye pokes, even though it explicitly mentions them for other things. If so inclined, a ref would be within the rules to deduct a point from the first offense (of course they would have to do this consistently).

I think with all the publicity around Bones' pokes, things will be at least a little different going forward. Refs generally pay attention to major uproars like this to some degree.

HaunterGatherer0 karma

Now I'm even more confused.