Dennett – Religion Is An Excuse To Stop Thinking (Video)

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Dan Dennett talks about how religions offer a “goldenplated excuse to stop thinking” and that people have got to stop playing the “faith card” in debates. I think he puts it brilliantly. What do you think?

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13 years ago

You might wanna check out his speech on “dangerous memes” at the TED site. Same video is on YouTube, where you can find it with the search terms Dennett power of memes.

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13 years ago

He does handle himself very well, cool and collected and above all persuasive.

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