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Steven Pinker

Steven Pinker's Slugfester profile includes score averages, opponents faced, topic performance, and linked debate scorecards.

Background

About Steven Pinker

Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist and author. His research examines language, cognition, and social relations, while his books for general readers explore human nature, reason, violence, and social progress.

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Published debate record

1 eligible one-on-one scorecards. Average published score: 85/100. Scores describe these debates, not the person's overall ability or worth.

Steven Pinker vs Ross Douthat: Do We Need God? · 2026

Douthat defended transcendent foundations for morality and meaning, while Pinker argued that secular reason, reciprocity, and institutions adequately support flourishing and progress.

Ross Douthat: 80 · Steven Pinker: 85. Scores assess the reasoning in this debate.