Daniel C. Dennett

Not a single one of the cells that compose you knows who you are, or cares.

Not a single one of the cells that compose you knows who you are, or cares.

– Daniel C. Dennett –

Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness

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