This is a collection of quotes by Daniel Dennett.
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A living thing must capture enough energy and materials, and fend off its own destruction long enough to construct a good enough replica of itself.
Daniel DennettBoth Darwin and Turing claim to have discovered something truly unsettling to a human mind — competence without comprehension.
Daniel DennettChurches have given us great treasures such as music and architecture. Whether that pays for the harm they have done is another matter.
Daniel DennettEvolution is a process that depends on amplifying things that almost never happen.
Daniel DennettHuman consciousness is just about the last surviving mystery.
Daniel DennettI am a philosopher, not a scientist, and we philosophers are better at questions than answers.
Daniel DennettIf I couldn't talk to myself, I'd have no way of knowing what I was thinking.
Daniel DennettIf nobody cares, then it doesn't matter what happens to flowers.
Daniel DennettIn the beginning, there were no reasons; there were only causes. Nothing had a purpose, nothing had so much as a function; there was no teleology in the world at all.
Daniel DennettThe famous four F's (fight, flee, feed, or mate)
Daniel DennettThe mind is the effect, not the cause.
Daniel DennettThe secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.
Daniel DennettThere are no forces on this planet more dangerous to all of us than the fanaticisms of fundamentalism.
Daniel DennettThere are no good reasons to believe in god.
Daniel DennettThere's simply no polite way to tell people they've dedicated their lives to an illusion.
Daniel DennettTrue, you don't have to be religious to be crazy, but it helps. Indeed, if you are religious, you don't have to be crazy in the medically certifiable sense in order to do massively crazy things.
Daniel DennettWhat you can imagine depends on what you know.
Daniel DennettYES we have a soul but it's made of lots of tiny robots.
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