The Elbow Room Principle
I think free will is real, but not the libertarian fantasy of free will
Daniel Dennett
American cognitive scientist and philosopher of mind, exploring consciousness and free will
All moments: Daniel Dennett
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Religion is a natural phenomenon
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The question of free will is ultimately a question about what kind of creatures we are
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We are pattern-recognition animals
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The hard problem of consciousness is not nearly as hard as we think
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Design happens; it is the inevitable outcome of competition among replicators
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The mind is what the brain does
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