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Daniel Dennett Quotes

Problems in science are sometimes made easier by adding complications Picture Quote #1

I don’t think there is any religious revival. I think what we are hearing, the furor, is merely the hysterical response of the churches the handwriting on the wall that they are seeing Picture Quote #1

There are no good reasons to believe in god Picture Quote #1

There is no polite way to suggest to someone that they have devoted their life to a folly Picture Quote #1

The mind is the effect, not the cause Picture Quote #1

True, you don’t have to be religious to be crazy, but it helps Picture Quote #1

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Every human mind you’ve ever looked at... Is a product not just of natural selection but of cultural redesign of enormous proportions Picture Quote #1

If nobody cares, then it doesn’t matter what happens to flowers Picture Quote #1

Up till now, we can suppose, nervous systems solved the Now what do I do? problem by a relatively simple balancing act between a strictly limited repertoire of actions - if not the famous four F’s (fight, flee, feed, or mate), then a modest elaboration of them Picture Quote #1

The kindly God who lovingly fashioned each and every one of us and sprinkled the sky with shining stars for our delight - that God is, like Santa Claus, a myth of childhood, not anything [that] a sane, undeluded adult could literally believe in. That God must either be turned into a symbol for something less concrete or abandoned altogether Picture Quote #1

Words are memes that can be pronounced Picture Quote #1

What you can imagine depends on what you know Picture Quote #1

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It stands to reason that we love chocolate cake because it is sweet. Guys go for girls like this because they are sexy. We adore babies because they’re so cute. And, of course, we are amused by jokes because they are funny. This is all backwards. It is. And Darwin shows us why Picture Quote #1

The chief trick to making good mistakes is not to hide them - especially not from yourself. Instead of turning away in denial when you make a mistake, you should become a connoisseur of your own mistakes, turning them over in your mind as if they were works of art, which in a way they are Picture Quote #1

I don’t think the 9/11 attacks taught us anything we didn’t already know about religion. It has long been obvious - even to the deeply religious - that religious fanaticism is an extremely dangerous deranger of otherwise sane and goodhearted people Picture Quote #1

Human consciousness is just about the last surviving mystery... a topic that often leaves even the most sophisticated thinkers tongue-tied and confused. And, as with all of the earlier mysteries, there are many who insist - and hope - that there will never be a demystification of consciousness Picture Quote #1

Highly technical philosophical arguments of the sort many philosophers favor are absent here. That is because I have a prior problem to deal with. I have learned that arguments, no matter how watertight, often fall on deaf ears. I am myself the author of arguments that I consider rigorous and unanswerable but that are often not such much rebutted or even dismissed as simply ignored Picture Quote #1

Atheism, a term which will, I’m sure, eventually become as unnecessary as round-earthism Picture Quote #1

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We should get used to the idea that we’ll probably never be able to find - and confirm - a good explanation of the ultimate origin of the universe, though I see no reason to believe that we can’t press much further on this question than we have managed to date Picture Quote #1

I even agree that the concept of God helps some people lead better lives. That does happen. Don’t ever forget it. I just think there are better ways to help people lead better lives Picture Quote #1

The earth has grown a nervous system, and it’s us Picture Quote #1

Darwin’s idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition Picture Quote #1

In 50 years - or 20 years, or 200 years - our current epistemic horizon (the Big Bang, roughly) may look as parochial as the horizon Newton had to settle for in his day, but no doubt there will still be good questions whose answers elude us Picture Quote #1

It’s a no win situation. It’s a mug’s game. The religions have contrived to make it impossible to disagree with them critically without being rude. They play the hurt feelings card at every opportunity Picture Quote #1

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We adore babies because they’re so cute. And, of course, we are amused by jokes because they are funny. This is all backwards. It is. And Darwin shows us why Picture Quote #1

Churches have given us great treasures such as music and architecture. Whether that pays for the harm they have done is another matter Picture Quote #1

I am a philosopher, not a scientist, and we philosophers are better at questions than answers Picture Quote #1

In fact, if you are faced with the prospect of running across an open field in which lightning bolts are going to be a problem, you are much better off if their timing and location are determined by something, since then they may be predictable by you, and hence avoidable. Determinism is the friend, not the foe, of those who dislike inevitability Picture Quote #1

I think religion for many people is some sort of moral viagra Picture Quote #1

... there could be talking bunny rabbits, spiders who write English messages in their webs, and for that matter, melancholy choo-choo trains. There could be, I suppose, but there aren’t-so my theory doesn’t have to explain them Picture Quote #1

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Problems in science are sometimes made easier by adding complications (Daniel Dennett Quotes) I don’t think there is any religious revival. I think what we are hearing, the furor, is merely the hysterical response of the churches the handwriting on the wall that they are seeing. (Daniel Dennett Quotes) There are no good reasons to believe in god (Daniel Dennett Quotes) There is no polite way to suggest to someone that they have devoted their life to a folly (Daniel Dennett Quotes) The mind is the effect, not the cause (Daniel Dennett Quotes) True, you don’t have to be religious to be crazy, but it helps (Daniel Dennett Quotes) Every human mind you’ve ever looked at... Is a product not just of natural selection but of cultural redesign of enormous proportions (Daniel Dennett Quotes) If nobody cares, then it doesn’t matter what happens to flowers (Daniel Dennett Quotes) Up till now, we can suppose, nervous systems solved the Now what do I do? problem by a relatively simple balancing act between a strictly limited repertoire of actions - if not the famous four F’s (fight, flee, feed, or mate), then a modest elaboration of them (Daniel Dennett Quotes) The kindly God who lovingly fashioned each and every one of us and sprinkled the sky with shining stars for our delight - that God is, like Santa Claus, a myth of childhood, not anything [that] a sane, undeluded adult could literally believe in. That God must either be turned into a symbol for something less concrete or abandoned altogether (Daniel Dennett Quotes) Words are memes that can be pronounced (Daniel Dennett Quotes) What you can imagine depends on what you know (Daniel Dennett Quotes) It stands to reason that we love chocolate cake because it is sweet. Guys go for girls like this because they are sexy. We adore babies because they’re so cute. And, of course, we are amused by jokes because they are funny. This is all backwards. It is. And Darwin shows us why (Daniel Dennett Quotes) The chief trick to making good mistakes is not to hide them - especially not from yourself. Instead of turning away in denial when you make a mistake, you should become a connoisseur of your own mistakes, turning them over in your mind as if they were works of art, which in a way they are (Daniel Dennett Quotes) I don’t think the 9/11 attacks taught us anything we didn’t already know about religion. It has long been obvious - even to the deeply religious - that religious fanaticism is an extremely dangerous deranger of otherwise sane and goodhearted people (Daniel Dennett Quotes) Human consciousness is just about the last surviving mystery... a topic that often leaves even the most sophisticated thinkers tongue-tied and confused. And, as with all of the earlier mysteries, there are many who insist - and hope - that there will never be a demystification of consciousness (Daniel Dennett Quotes) Highly technical philosophical arguments of the sort many philosophers favor are absent here. That is because I have a prior problem to deal with. I have learned that arguments, no matter how watertight, often fall on deaf ears. I am myself the author of arguments that I consider rigorous and unanswerable but that are often not such much rebutted or even dismissed as simply ignored (Daniel Dennett Quotes) Atheism, a term which will, I’m sure, eventually become as unnecessary as round-earthism... (Daniel Dennett Quotes) We should get used to the idea that we’ll probably never be able to find - and confirm - a good explanation of the ultimate origin of the universe, though I see no reason to believe that we can’t press much further on this question than we have managed to date. (Daniel Dennett Quotes) I even agree that the concept of God helps some people lead better lives. That does happen. Don’t ever forget it. I just think there are better ways to help people lead better lives. (Daniel Dennett Quotes) The earth has grown a nervous system, and it’s us (Daniel Dennett Quotes) Darwin’s idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition. (Daniel Dennett Quotes) In 50 years - or 20 years, or 200 years - our current epistemic horizon (the Big Bang, roughly) may look as parochial as the horizon Newton had to settle for in his day, but no doubt there will still be good questions whose answers elude us. (Daniel Dennett Quotes) It’s a no win situation. It’s a mug’s game. The religions have contrived to make it impossible to disagree with them critically without being rude. They play the hurt feelings card at every opportunity. (Daniel Dennett Quotes) We adore babies because they’re so cute. And, of course, we are amused by jokes because they are funny. This is all backwards. It is. And Darwin shows us why. (Daniel Dennett Quotes) Churches have given us great treasures such as music and architecture. Whether that pays for the harm they have done is another matter. (Daniel Dennett Quotes) I am a philosopher, not a scientist, and we philosophers are better at questions than answers (Daniel Dennett Quotes) In fact, if you are faced with the prospect of running across an open field in which lightning bolts are going to be a problem, you are much better off if their timing and location are determined by something, since then they may be predictable by you, and hence avoidable. Determinism is the friend, not the foe, of those who dislike inevitability (Daniel Dennett Quotes) I think religion for many people is some sort of moral viagra (Daniel Dennett Quotes) ... there could be talking bunny rabbits, spiders who write English messages in their webs, and for that matter, melancholy choo-choo trains. There could be, I suppose, but there aren’t-so my theory doesn’t have to explain them (Daniel Dennett Quotes)

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