Comments on: Pinker: It’s hard to see how China will ever compete with the West http://futureprogress.net/-/2008/06/18/steven-pinker-its-hard-to-see-how-china-will-ever-compete-with-the-west/ ...at least two good ideas before breakfast. Fri, 18 May 2012 12:03:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Gabriel Kent http://futureprogress.net/-/2008/06/18/steven-pinker-its-hard-to-see-how-china-will-ever-compete-with-the-west/#comment-5842 Gabriel Kent Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:51:54 +0000 http://futureprogress.net/?p=89#comment-5842 I find difficulty in addressing the spirit of your question. Answering it directly I would simply say that America has empirically been a superpower and thus can be said to have overcome the challenges Pinker states. As for what is better... I imagine your measure is different than that of this post. I find difficulty in addressing the spirit of your question.

Answering it directly I would simply say that America has empirically been a superpower and thus can be said to have overcome the challenges Pinker states.

As for what is better… I imagine your measure is different than that of this post.

]]> By: Blue Linchpin http://futureprogress.net/-/2008/06/18/steven-pinker-its-hard-to-see-how-china-will-ever-compete-with-the-west/#comment-5833 Blue Linchpin Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:19:43 +0000 http://futureprogress.net/?p=89#comment-5833 While Pinker has a point...is America honestly much better? China allows intelligence, just nothing that offends them. While America stifles real intelligence and laughs at anything genuinely offensive. While Pinker has a point…is America honestly much better?

China allows intelligence, just nothing that offends them. While America stifles real intelligence and laughs at anything genuinely offensive.

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