Daniel C. Dennett Quote
A mountain climber foolishly climbing alone slips off a precipice and finds himself dangling at the end of his safety rope, a thousand feet above a ravine. Unable to climb the rope or swing to a safe resting spot, he calls out in despair: Hallooo, hallooo! Can anybody help me? To his astonishment, the clouds part, a beautiful light pours through them, and a mighty voice replies, Yes, my son, I can help you. Take your knife and cut the rope! The climber takes out his knife, and then he stops, and thinks and thinks. Then he cries out: Can anybody else help me?
Daniel C. Dennett
A mountain climber foolishly climbing alone slips off a precipice and finds himself dangling at the end of his safety rope, a thousand feet above a ravine. Unable to climb the rope or swing to a safe resting spot, he calls out in despair: Hallooo, hallooo! Can anybody help me? To his astonishment, the clouds part, a beautiful light pours through them, and a mighty voice replies, Yes, my son, I can help you. Take your knife and cut the rope! The climber takes out his knife, and then he stops, and thinks and thinks. Then he cries out: Can anybody else help me?
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About Daniel C. Dennett
Dennett was the co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University in Massachusetts. Dennett was a member of the editorial board for The Rutherford Journal and a co-founder of The Clergy Project.
A vocal atheist and secularist, Dennett has been described as "one of the most widely read and debated American philosophers". He was referred to as one of the "Four Horsemen" of New Atheism, along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens.