Daniel Dennett

Good explanations are hard to come by.

Atheism is not a belief, it's the absence of belief.

The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.

Intentionality is the cement of the universe.

We need to understand the brain to understand the mind.

Darwin's idea is the backbone of modern biology.

Humor is a tool for understanding the world.

There are no miracles in science.

The self is a center of narrative gravity.

Education is the key to understanding evolution.

Belief in God is like belief in Santa Claus for adults.

Freedom evolves through natural selection.

The brain is a prediction machine.

Morality is a biological phenomenon.

We are all connected through our shared evolutionary history.

Intuition pumps are thought experiments that clarify ideas.

Religion can be explained without invoking the supernatural.

The hard problem of consciousness is a conceptual confusion.

Life is a process, not a substance.

We must demystify the mind.