I am confident that those who believe in belief are wrong. That is, we no more need to preserve the myth of God in order to preserve a just and stable society than we needed to cling to the Gold Standard to keep our currency sound. It was a useful crutch, but we've outgrown it. Denmark, according to a recent study, is the sanest, healthiest, happiest, most crime-free nation in the world, and by and large the Danes simply ignore the God issue. We should certainly hope that those who believe in belief are wrong, because belief is waning fast, and the props are beginning to buckle.
Not a single one of the cells that compose you knows who you are, or cares. - Daniel Dennett
Not a single one of the cells that compose you knows who you are, or cares.
- Daniel Dennett
I think religion for many people is some sort of moral viagra. - Daniel Dennett
I think religion for many people is some sort of moral viagra.
I am a philosopher, not a scientist, and we philosophers are better at questions than answers. - Daniel Dennett
I am a philosopher, not a scientist, and we philosophers are better at questions than answers.
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 … - Daniel Dennett
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 …
The mind is the effect, not the cause. - Daniel Dennett
The mind is the effect, not the cause.
There’s simply no polite way to tell people they’ve dedicated their lives to an illusion. - Daniel Dennett
There’s simply no polite way to tell people they’ve dedicated their lives to an illusion.
Postmodernism, the school of 'thought' that proclaimed 'There are no truths, only interpretations' has largely played itself out in absurdity, but it… - Daniel Dennett
Postmodernism, the school of 'thought' that proclaimed 'There are no truths, only interpretations' has largely played itself out in absurdity, but it…
What you can imagine depends on what you know. - Daniel Dennett
What you can imagine depends on what you know.
I look around the world and see so many wonderful things that I love and enjoy and benefit from, whether it's art or music or clothing or food and al… - Daniel Dennett
I look around the world and see so many wonderful things that I love and enjoy and benefit from, whether it's art or music or clothing or food and al…
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