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People Quotes by Daniel Dennett
- I listen to all these complaints about rudeness and intemperateness, and the opinion that I come to is that there is no polite way of…
- I think religion for many people is some sort of moral viagra.
- There’s simply no polite way to tell people they’ve dedicated their lives to an illusion.
- I think many people are terribly afraid of being demoted by the Darwinian scheme from the role of authors and creators in their own right…
- 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…
- People ache to believe that we human beings are vastly different from all other species - and they are right! We are different. We are…
- I am inclined to think that nothing could matter more than what people love. At any rate, I can think of no value that I…
- Darwin's idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition.
- I'm the guy who reputedly denies that people experience colors or pains, and thinks that thermostats think — just ask my critics.
- I should emphasize this, to keep well-meaning but misguided multiculturalists at bay: the theoretical entities in which these tribal people frankly believe — the gods…
- People are afraid of being more ignorant than their children―especially, apparantly, their daughters.
- To put it bluntly but fairly, anyone today who doubts that the variety of life on this planet was produced by a process of evolution…
- 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…
- Most people in the West who say they believe in God actually believe in belief in God.
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- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide