Daniel C. Dennett, Freedom Evolves
"In fact, if you are faced with the prospect of running across an open field in which lightning bolts are going to be a problem, you are much better off if their timing and location are determined by something, since then they may be predictable by you, and hence avoidable. Determinism is the friend, not the foe, of those who dislike inevitability."
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"In fact, if you are faced with the prospect of running across an open field in which lightning bolts are going to be a problem, you are much better off if their timing and location are determined by something, since then they may be predictable by you, and hence avoidable. Determinism is the friend, not the foe, of those who dislike inevitability."
"في الواقع، إذا وجدت نفسك أمام اجتياز سهل مكشوف تتربص بك فيه الصواعق خطرًا، لكان حالك أفضل بكثير لو كان توقيت سقوطها وموضعها محكومين بشيء ما؛ فحينها قد يتسنى لك التنبؤ بها، ومن ثم تفاديها. إن الحتمية هي الصديق، لا العدو، لمن ينفرون من القدر المحتوم."
Daniel C. Dennett, Freedom Evolves
"Some philosophers can't bear to say simple things, like "Suppose a dog bites a man." They feel obliged instead to say, "Suppose a dog d bites a man m at time t," thereby demonstrating their unshakable commitment to logical rigor, even though they don't go on to manipulate any formulae involving d, m, and t."
"بعض الفلاسفة لا يطيقون قول أمور بسيطة، مثل "لنفترض أن كلباً عض رجلاً". بل يشعرون بالالتزام بأن يقولوا بدلاً من ذلك: "لنفترض أن كلباً (ك) عض رجلاً (ر) في زمن (ز)"، مبرهنين بذلك على التزامهم الراسخ بالدقة المنطقية، حتى وإن لم يمضوا في معالجة أي صيغ تتضمن (ك) و(ر) و(ز)."
Daniel C. Dennett, Freedom Evolves
"If I know better than you know what I am up to, it is only because I spend more time with myself than you do."
Daniel C. Dennett, Freedom Evolves
"Imagination is cheap as long as you don't have to worry about the details."
Daniel C. Dennett, Freedom Evolves
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