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Daniel Dennett Quotes

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

Daniel Clement Dennett (2005). “Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness”, p.2, MIT Press

There are no forces on this planet more dangerous to all of us than the fanaticisms of fundamentalism.

Daniel C. Dennett (2014). “Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meaning of Life”, p.515, Simon and Schuster

There may be things that are completely unknowable to us, so we must be careful not to treat the limits of our knowledge as sure guides to the limit of what there is.

"Kinds Of Minds: Toward An Understanding Of Consciousness (Science Masters Series)". Book by Daniel Dennett, June 27, 1996.

The only meaning of life worth caring about is one that can withstand our best efforts to examine it.

Daniel C. Dennett (2014). “Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meaning of Life”, p.22, Simon and Schuster

It is not so much that we, using our brains, spin our yarns, as that our brains, using yarns, spin us.

Daniel C. Dennett (2013). “Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking”, p.339, W. W. Norton & Company

The chief trick to making good mistakes is not to hide them-especially not from yourself.

Daniel C. Dennett (2014). “Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking”, p.22, W. W. Norton & Company

The mind is the effect, not the cause.

"Daniel Dennett: 'I don't like theory of mind". Interview with Carole Jahme, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2013.

The earth has grown a nervous system, and it's us.

"The Genius of Charles Darwin". TV Series, August 4, 2008 – August 18, 2008.

No matter how smart you are, you're smarter if you take the easy ways when they are available.

Daniel C. Dennett (2014). “Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking”, p.3, W. W. Norton & Company