You don't get to advertise all the good that your religion does without first scrupulously subtracting all the harm it does and considering seriously the question of whether some other religion, or no religion at all, does better.
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 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 …
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.
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.
The mind is the effect, not the cause. - Daniel Dennett
The mind is the effect, not the cause.
What you can imagine depends on what you know. - Daniel Dennett
What you can imagine depends on what you know.
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…
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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