Daniel Dennett on our Consciousness, God and other Illusions | Sternstunde Philosophie | SRF Kultur

Daniel Dennett is one of the most influential philosophers in the world. He is an atheist, Darwinist and materialist. For him, we humans are nothing but a complex piece of matter subject to natural laws. He talks to Yves Bossart about our consciousness, illusions, freedom and faith.
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SRF Sternstunde Philosophie vom 18.02.2018
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[@misterBlechle]

Vielen Danke, dass Sie das Gespräch auch ohne Simultanübersetzung hochladen.

[@clemens379]

Sehr interessantes Gespräch! Danke auch, dass Sie dem oft geäußerten Wunsch, die Originalversionen hochzuladen, nachgekommen sind!

[@MrMehawk]

Thanks for uploading this in this "raw" form, very interesting!

[@TheHarryBlock1]

Finally, Daniel Dennett's appearance on this valuable program! Thank you. I've greatly appreciated it, in particular in the orignal, undubbed version.

[@clehner1]

Brilliantes Interview! Danke Daniel Dennett ... * 28. März 1942; † 19. April 2024

[@clehner1]

Übrigens Charles Darwin ist ebenfalls am 19.4. verstorben (19.4.1882)

[@LexWick]

Thanks for the subtitled version

[@macklyn]

Amazing mind and an informative interview. Thanks!

[@ezgi-el8yj]

very nice qs from the journalist

[@GailGurman]

Interesting discussion, but one thing that kept amazing me was how they each spoke in their own language as if they were both speaking the same language. Even if they both know both languages, it's got to be tough to keep to your own language the whole time.

[@kyberuserid]

I didn't find it so, and was immediately delighted at the reveal, that you can speak with someone in a language you don't speak well as long as you both understand the speech of the other's lang. This is great for English speakers because English is the primary second language. It helps of course if both are speaking clearly in a received register of their own lang.

[@au7weeng534]

he obviously has an IEM. like, obviously. you can hear it at 24:29. there's also a couple of moments where he replies to something else than what the host meant ("what happens when I make the conscious decision to move my arm?" - "the way the brain moves our eyes is this: ...")

[@user-ih4yr3vo9y]

The problem with naturalism, especially physicalism, is that it completely excludes transcendental metaphysics. This leaves unanswered questions such as: - Why does nothingness not exist? But this is important if, for example, one has a transcendental understanding of God. That would be like looking for the inventor (here: God) of the chess game on the chess board between the chess pieces, even before one has discovered the player (here: consciousness, reason, intelligence, soul). The most important question in naturalism is then only the question of how free the will really is between all the genes and memes. Humans, however, seem to have a peculiarity here too and can make evolutionarily irrational decisions, such as sacrifice or even suicide (emotional decisions), which are not found in other fauna. Furthermore, it is interesting that burials are documented even before Home Sapiens, i.e. the question of life after death seems to have concerned hominids for a long time.

[@dukeallen432]

All these questions have been addressed. Reach past your information stream. Sean Carrol has some great info on this.

[@SebastianLundh1988]

Bernardo Kastrup has, in my humble opinion, successfully argues for the existence of God.

[@dukeallen432]

No. I know it makes you feel good but no. And let’s just pretend, why worship something that created so much evil.

[@SebastianLundh1988]

@@dukeallen432 What's the problem with Kastrup's philosophy in your opinion?

[@sh1tster]

Qualia! Drink!

[@jong-heepark1645]

No idea why people call him in philosophy, that is better gave us the prediction or direction, etc

[@nyworker]

Dan Dennett and I look like identical twins, from behind.

[@sh1tster]

Let's call him a "Tea-ist"

[@GLASBE]

According to this guy, illusions do not exist, because everything is real, and mind does not exist because an illusion exists which do not exist, because everything is real, and mind does not exist because an illusion exists which do not exist, because everything is real, and mind does not exist because an illusion exists which do not exist, because everything is real, and mind does not exist because an illusion exists which do not exist, because everything is real, and mind does not exist because an illusion exists which do not exist, because everything is real, and mind does not exist because an illusion exists [see word 1].

[@bruddhaTV]

hahahahah

[@Milan_Rosko]

Misrepresentation. Everything is real is Platonism and the opposite of what he says.

[@suutari13]

funny when people hear that when i do not believe in the big bang theory then i would automatically believe in the abrahamic god of some flavor.

[@LeventeCzelnai]

santa clause

[@rasmith_99]

At 5:20 Dennett finally tells us the real reason he became an atheist. Namely, that he didn’t like a pastor, but not because of logic or reason. In other words, it’s not that he doesn’t believe in God per say. But rather he hates the idea of being accountable to God. And he was resentful to a pastor. So now we know. Pride.

[@Microninja]

I think he is a bit past that bro. I was raised catholic (which if there was a true Christianity would be the one, just because all the others are bastards of it) but I came to similar conclusions and I was about 8 years old. I don't remember disliking anyone but I do have a card from my first communion teacher saying faith is a gift, there doesn't have to be a reasonable answer. Presumably you are someone who can believe and that's great, but most people (increasingly thankfully) can't.

[@jamaalrichardson7437]

You wish that to be the case. In fact need that to be the case. Theists (especially of the very dull Christian type) understand that their worldview, along with all of its unproven, illogical clap-trap, is a flimsy house of cards. The growth of the "nones" and the decline of fundamentalist religion in the West is daily proof that the manacles of religion are falling away. Praise God for that. Keep deluding yourself into believing that highly intelligent individuals, such as Dennet, are simply too proud to bow the knee to your imaginary overlord. That helps you sleep at night, I'm sure, the thought of having a celestial jack boot permanently planted on your skull.

[@Lucas-bv1ps]

why would you be thankful for not being able to have faith?@@Microninja

[@bruddhaTV]

Sadhguru würde sich im Grab umdrehen, und er ist nicht einmal tot.

[@dukeallen432]

Shadguru is a fraud.

[@suutari13]

designed by the evolution. lol. look at the weak human compared to the one 2000 years ago and more.

[@suutari13]

evolution. lol. abrahamic mumbo jumbo. lol. big bang. lol