"I should emphasize this, to keep well-meaning but……" — Daniel Dennett

"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 and other spirits — don't exist. These people are mistaken, and you know it as well as I do. It is possible for highly intelligent people to have a very useful but mistaken theory, and we don't have to pretend otherwise in order to show respect for these people and their ways."

Daniel Dennett

101 Quotes by Daniel Dennett

Daniel Dennett has 101 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

See all 101 quotes by Daniel Dennett »

More Bay Quotes

This quote is filed under Bay Quotes, one of 284 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

See all 284 Bay Quotes »