“It is not “scientism” to concede the objectivity and precision of good science, any more than it is history worship to concede… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“Some years ago, there was a lovely philosopher of science and journalist in Italy named Giulio Giorello, and he did an interview… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“This 'web of discourses' as Robyn called it...is as much a biological product as any of the other constructions to be found… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“The fundamental core of contemporary Darwinism, the theory of DNA-based reproduction and evolution, is now beyond dispute among scientists. It demonstrates its… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“There is no future in a sacred myth. Why not? Because of our curiosity. (...) Whatever we hold precious, we cannot protect… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“But recently I have learned from discussions with a variety of scientists and other non-philosophers (e.g., the scientists participating with me in… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“If you want to teach your children that they are the tools of God, you had better not teach them that they… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“One reader of an early draft of this chapter complained at this point, saying that by treating the hypothesis of God as… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“There is no such thing as philosophy-free science; there is only science whose philosophical baggage is taken on board without examination. —Daniel… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“It is not “scientism” to concede the objectivity and precision of good science, any more than it is history worship to concede that Napoleon… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“Some years ago, there was a lovely philosopher of science and journalist in Italy named Giulio Giorello, and he did an interview with me.… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“I think we should stop treating ["God works in mysterious ways"] as any kind of wisdom and recognize it as the transparently defensive propaganda… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“Nobody ever became a famous philosopher by being a champion of ecumenical hybridism.” — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“human beings are actually more closely related to the two species of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes, the familiar chimp, and Pan paniscus, the rare, smaller… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“Is this Tree of Life a God one could worship? Pray to? Fear? Probably not. But it did make the ivy twine and the… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“But if it is true that human minds are themselves to a very great degree the creations of memes, then we cannot sustain the… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“This 'web of discourses' as Robyn called it...is as much a biological product as any of the other constructions to be found in the… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“We can now expose perhaps the most common misunderstanding of Darwinism: the idea that Darwin showed that evolution by natural selection is a procedure… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“Carpenters don’t make their saws and hammers, tailors don’t make their scissors and needles, and plumbers don’t make their wrenches, but blacksmiths can make… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
“As I have often noted, a wagon with spoked wheels doesn’t just carry grain or freight from place to place; it carries the brilliant… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
