Dangerous Idea Involving Genetics

Here’s another quote from Susan Blackmore’s response to The Edge World Question Center 2006 question of the year: What is your dangerous idea?

Everything is pointless

…each person is unique even if that uniqueness is explained by their particular combination of genes, memes and environment, rather than by an inner conscious self who is the fount of creativity.

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