Daniel C. Dennett

American philosopher, writer and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of biology.

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Faith can give people a sort of hyperbolic confidence, an utter unconcern about whether they might be making a mistake.

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"Philosophers' Syndrome: mistaking a failure of the
imagination for an insight into necessity."

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It’s this expandable capacity to represent reasons that we have that gives us a soul. But what’s it made of? It’s made of
neurons.

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Consciousness stands alone today as a topic that often leaves even the most sophisticated thinkers tongue-tied and confused.

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“Not a single one of the cells that
compose you knows who you are, or
cares.”

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“The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.”

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“In the long run I certainly hope information is the cure for
fanaticism, but I am afraid information is more the cause
than the cure.”

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“You don't get to advertise all the good that your religion does
without first scrupulously subtracting all the harm it does..."

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“What you can imagine depends on what you know.”

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"A mystery is a phenomenon that people don't know
how to think about - yet."

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“Human consciousness is just about the last surviving
mystery."