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Home > Darwin and the Evolution of Reasons

A Talk by Daniel C. Dennett [9.30.09]
Topic:
LIFE

http://www.edge.org/events/darwin-in-chileSome people think today that it is impossible for a mindless process to produce evolution. ... It isn't. ...There may be an intelligent God hidden in the evolution process, but if so, he might as well be asleep, since there is no work for him to do!

Darwin and the Evolution of Reasons [1]

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DANIEL C. DENNETT is a philosopher; University Professor, Co-Director, Center for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University; Author, Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon


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