Gad Saad Quotes

Here, we’ve compiled a list of the best Gad Saad Quotes. Let’s look at these pieces of wisdom. We definitely have something to learn from them!

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One of the hallmarks of the American justice system is that it should be blind to individuals’ idiosyncratic descriptors, including biological sex, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or physical attributes.
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Trigger warnings are part of the West’s debauchery of self-indulgent victimhood.
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Freedom of religion does not entitle your religion to have a privileged position within the public sphere.
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Memorable people do memorable things. Followers are seldom remembered. The herd mentality is the killer of innovation. When appropriate, be bold in your undertakings.
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It is an immeasurable tragedy to spend a sizeable portion of one’s waking hours doing a job that does not excite you nor infuse you with a sense of purpose.
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To be an outspoken professor in academia is a very dangerous proposition.
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Casting judgments is an integral feature of what makes us human.
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To study consumer behavior is to explore human nature at its most fundamental level using the modern world as its backdrop.
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In many instances, mate choice is a compensatory process. In other words, both men and women choose prospective mates by combining their scores on several key attributes.
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A society is only as great as the values that it enshrines as part of its ethos. A society is only as great as the extent to which it is willing to defend its identity.
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To the uninitiated, the Hasidim constitute a rather homogeneous sect of orthodox Jewry, but this is far from being true.
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One’s political views and/or religious beliefs should not exist in an impenetrable and inviolable bubble wherein they are protected from criticism or scrutiny.
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In some instances, a gender imbalance is indeed a manifestation of sexism. In others, it is not.
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I am always on the lookout for new cafes to hang out at.
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It is perfectly acceptable in a free and liberal society to criticize, debate, mock, and reject any ideology.
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For humans, gift giving is a universal ritual laden with evolutionary implications.
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Medical ethics is a fascinating discipline, as it deals with issues replete with complex philosophical, moral, and ethical considerations that are rarely black or white.
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Life is short, and every moment is precious.
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Social etiquette dictates that when in mixed company, one should avoid discussing politics and religion. As someone who is quite active on various social portals, I can attest to the visceral emotions that are triggered when these topics are broached!
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Empires implode from within due to their own excesses.
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Offending someone’s religious sensibilities can never justify a violent response. There are no ‘but’ qualifiers, and the sooner that this lesson is internalized, the rosier our future will be.
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Bottom line – cosmetics are used to accentuate an existing sex difference in facial contrast. This does not mean that women engage in this beautification practice with knowledge of this sexual dimorphism.
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At the basis of a country’s immigration policy is the recognition that a country has the right to pursue its interests first, and whenever it wishes to be altruistic and humane, this is instantiated without ever risking the danger of its citizens and/or its cultural values.
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As an academic, I value the free exchange of ideas.
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Any clear-thinking person should be able to engage in nuanced thinking when it comes to complex political positions.
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Trigger warnings are an instantiation of the West’s zeitgeist of perpetual offense and victimhood that defines much of public discourse.
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As someone who escaped religious persecution in Lebanon and whose parents were kidnapped in Beirut, I fully support the protection of all individuals from institutional discrimination. That said, I am weary of the ethos of victimhood that has parasitized our culture.
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Of all forms of diversity that should be celebrated on university campuses, none is more important than supporting, nurturing, and promoting intellectual diversity.
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Academia is ruled by a pathological herd mentality. Stick out, and be prepared to get ostracized.
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Nearly everything that defines much of our daily experiences is consummatory in nature. Yes, we consume products and services. But we also consume life experiences, religious narratives, art, literature, and ideas.
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A successful marriage requires commitment to teamwork.
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Individual freedoms are the primary engine by which the pursuit of happiness can be maximally instantiated.
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In criticizing an ideology, one cannot be racist, hateful, or bigoted. These descriptors apply to positions held against people and not ideologies.
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There is an intellectual snobbery that, regrettably, many academics suffer from. They are proud their paper is only read by a small group of people – makes it very exclusive. Let’s get rid of that. If it’s truly important, people should be excited about it.
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The Christmas-New Year’s holiday season can be a double-edge sword when it comes to one’s mental health.
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Evolutionary psychology offers a parsimonious framework for understanding which domains are likely to yield sex differences and, if so, in which direction.
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The contents of an ideology are not sacrosanct simply because they are couched in the cloak of a religion.
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Everyone has the right to practice their religious beliefs in private but expect that people might publicly reject said beliefs.
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In the public realm, secularism should not concede a single inch to religious intrusions.
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I contend that the ethos of perpetual non-judgment is intellectually dishonest if not outright cowardly.
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My purity manifests itself in countless ways, including an utter inability to sit idly when exposed to attacks on truth, reason, logic, and/or individual dignity.
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If any syllable that I utter might be interpreted in 13,000 different ways, then the best way for me to never be tarred and feathered is to never open my mouth. So the next time that someone calls on me for an opinion, you know what? I won’t say a thing.
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Secular societies establish tolerance by being equally non-accommodating toward all religious demands within the public sphere.
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There is a natural rhythm to parent-child interactions, including the fact that some parental insights prove poignant and veridical decades after they were first shared with us.
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