TheClergyProject
Philosopher Daniel Dennett was one of the stars of the Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne and gave a brilliant and whimsical talk on defining the atheist. He is the uber-philospher of the mind and a great provocateur, though he was speaking to 4000 non believers at this convention.
He talks specifically about The Clergy Project in the middle of his talk at 19 min 15 sec.
For more info: see http://clergyproject.org/
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How ironic that he sounds EXACTLY like Robert Schuller.
I don't think you need a philosopher to lecture you about discovering yourself as an atheist. You only have to ask yourself one question. Do you believe in bullshit?
Still wonder if Daniel Dennett doesn't believe in God because he never got punish for not giving his money to pew plate instead went to buy ice cream.
Heavy breeding and still alive damn lucky man.
I don't like the term "atheist" for the simple reason that it says more about what you are NOT (a theist) than what you ARE.
moron equates non-christian with atheist.
when I see Dennett I see a 6 year old boy talking about science
There should be a religious movement where a church for christians who believe that its all metaphorical first as a step toward complete denial. the christian concept church.
He is trying to let us open to the impossible. Good thinking but will take practice to succeed
Hey, I'm German and I'm not getting this term he used, 'deeperdy' or whatsoever. Can someone explain how you spell it and from which words it comes from?
For a guy who "doesn't believe in God" he sure talks about God a lot.
I didn't believe in "santa" until i saw this video.
…aren't you a little old to have an imaginary fraud???…
My children were raised atheists and in Québec's school system, it works well. Both of my parents were atheists but it was still a problem in my days in the 1960's. Thank yoju sir.
12:00 If you do not believe Jesus is the son of God you might also be a Muslim, or a Jew, or a Buddhist, or any other thing besides Christian.
15:00 Not a Dodge, a Chevy!
We can gather knowledge, i suggest, ONLY by using our five senses and the thinking about what these senses reveal to us.
This proves that even if god exists [with or w.o. satan] it matters no to us!!!
I think this should be called "You might be an atheist". It'll get more hits from the folks who are still on the fence. That's my two cents! Ta da!
Well Daniel read your email more often. I am one of those cases you are looking for but it takes a little longer than 24 hours or even days,.
By the way….the consciousness is not in the brain.
If it was in the brain we will do things and after doing that the consciousness will get triggered to start working. Crazy enough the consciousness comes before the thought that goes through the brain. So before we even think of a bad thought our consciousness warns us. So it can never be in the brain…..and even if it was so consciousness was there first
So there is no soul no afterlife no psychic phenomena no love that rules ok hmmm life becomes boring without astral travel remote viewing… all we get is mundane life without magic….I know which one I prefer
Probably not a great start to associate atheism with blindness.
If there's no God, there's no transcendence. Hence no self. Hence Dennett's mindless philosophy, the philosophy of zombies.
see my website https://independent.academia.edu/RogerClough —–
Without governance the stars will fall.
——Without a single governor they will collide.
How did I get here I was just watching drag queens????
I find it hard to respect people who claim to believe in god, but actually don't.
Goodness he's cute! I sure bet I could get him to say "OH! OH MY GOD!"
Especially if I got him in the shower, while he is "working"!
But he might have a heart attack! (tee-hee)
im going to do my best rendition of a god-belieber:
"God wants yu to cone to they saving knowledge of Jesus christio who he sent to die for your sins 2000 months ago. Jebus 3:6-8 " and goud said to the ninnies, repent for the judgement i created is at hand. i hate sin so i created a world which could allow it to exist eventually, but i also will kill my son so you can live in heathen with me.
god luvs you and wants you to come tuna saving nooledge of him. reject your fun sinful ways that maximizes the enjoyment of your finite life and adhere to my book of objective standards before you burn in heel."
i also will write a reponse for any comments this gets: "nah nah nah, im not listening. bibles right, you are wrong, imagine i sung this as a song."
How to tell your an un-informed IDIOT is when you haven't read Nikola Tesla or Edgar Cayce, two men who performed miraculous deeds and had miraculous abilities and said it all came from God and a universal God consciousness! Do not listen to this sad version of hideous Santa Claus! Funny how all these TALKERS has done nothing!
I find myself applauding this man from behind my computer screen
Brilliant
Let me guess, Dennett – You know you're an atheist if you think the universe created itself.
He does NOT BELIEVE in GOD? – Our Holey Father?
Grrrr… I shall give him a taste of my molybdenum-tipped stainless-steel axe!
And that Linda? I shall poison her with my axe!
How, you ask?
I shall give her Arsenick!