Confused Quote by Daniel Dennett

Human consciousness is just about the last surviving mystery.

— Daniel Dennett

Consciousness is a fascinating but elusive phenomenon: it is impossible to specify what it is, what it does, or why it evolved. Nothing worth…

— Stuart Sutherland

I worry that we don't have a very good definition of consciousness yet which makes it hard to tackle.

— Edward Boyden

I think human consciousness is a misstep in evolution. We became too self-aware, nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself. We are…

— Matthew McConaughey

Some things will always remain a mystery at this level of consciousness, and it is right that they should. So do not try to…

— Neale Donald Walsch

I think that consciousness has always been the most important topic in the philosophy of mind, and one of the most important topics in…

— David Chalmers

I think human consciousness, is a tragic misstep in evolution. We became too self-aware, nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself, we…

— Anonymous

Consciousness is anything you define it as. I tell people instead of waiting, just take any definition that you like, and use that, and…

— Stanley Krippner

Here, the broader issues are already familiar, and discussion has focused at a more sophisticated and detailed level. Within the philosophy of mind, the…

— David Chalmers

When I read philosophy or neuroscience papers about consciousness, I don't get the sense we're any closer to understanding it than we were 50…

— Stuart J. Russell

A thousand years ago, scientists who wondered about consciousness and the nature of reality were burned at the stake. We still haven't recovered from…

— David O. Russell

Consciousness is the fact that we think and feel and that a world, the world shows up for us.

— Alva Noe