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A child raised on a desert island, alone, without social interaction, without language, and thus lacking empathy, is still a sentient being.

~Daniel Dennett

Topics: Alone Being Child Desert Desert Island Empathy Interaction Island Lacking Language Raised Sentient Social Social Interaction Still Thus Without

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Some cultural phenomena bear a striking resemblance to the cells of cell biology, actively preserving themselves in their social environments, finding the nutrients they need and fending off the causes of their dissolution.

~Daniel Dennett

Topics: Actively Bear Biology Causes Cell Cells Cultural Dissolution Environments Finding Need Nutrients Off Phenomena Preserving Resemblance Social Some Striking Themselves

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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

Topics: About Anything Attacks Been Dangerous Deeply Even Extremely Fanaticism Know Long Obvious Otherwise People Religion Religious Sane Taught Think Us

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The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!

~Daniel Dennett

Topics: Anymore Brain Cling Coral Eats Finds Home Hunk Juvenile Life Make Need Nervous Nervous System Rock Root Sea Searching Spot Suitable System Takes Task Through

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

~Daniel Dennett

Topics: Dedicate Find Happiness Important Life More Secret Something Than The Secret Of You Your

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Human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us.

~Daniel Dennett

Topics: Biological Conditions Distinct Found Freedom Human Human Freedom Illusion Objective Only Other Phenomenon Species Us

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The problem is that no ethical system has ever achieved consensus. Ethical systems are completely unlike mathematics or science. This is a source of concern.

~Daniel Dennett

Topics: Achieved Concern Consensus Ethical Ever Mathematics Problem Science Source System Systems Unlike

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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.

~Daniel Dennett

Topics: Adore Amused Babies Backwards Because Course Cute Darwin Funny Jokes Shows Us Why

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The mind is the effect, not the cause.

~Daniel Dennett

Topics: Cause Effect Mind

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As every scuba diver knows, panic is your worst enemy: when it hits, your mind starts to thrash and you are likely to do something really stupid and self-destructive.

~Daniel Dennett

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Philosopher

Born: March 28th, 1942

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