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Caught in The Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind QUOTES

Caught in The Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind QUOTES

1 " I didn’t plan to become an atheist. I didn’t even want to become an atheist. It’s just that I had no choice. If I’m being honest with myself. "

― Daniel C. Dennett , Caught in The Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind

2 " You can’t change your beliefs as an act of will, in the way you can decide to improve your skills with chainsaw or keyboard. "

― Daniel C. Dennett , Caught in The Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind

3 " It’s not an intellectual exercise. It’s not an academic pursuit—it sort of masquerades as one, but at its core it’s a test of trust in each other. Are you or aren’t you one of us? And woe to the one who doesn’t toe the line. "

― Daniel C. Dennett , Caught in The Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind

4 " prosaic, pedestrian example, but everything "

― Daniel C. Dennett , Caught in The Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind

5 " One cannot learn all about what it’s like to run a marathon by interviewing only those who drop out—but one can learn something. "

― Daniel C. Dennett , Caught in The Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind