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Atheists & Agnostics

hurl

(1,030 posts) Fri Apr 19, 2024, 05:05 PM Apr 2024

Daniel Dennet has passed

Popularly known as one of the 'Four Horsemen' of so-called New Atheism, Daniel Dennet died April 19 at the age of 82.

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Daniel Dennet has passed (Original Post) hurl Apr 2024 OP

Well, he now knows for sure if he was right all along or if he wasnt... Mark.b2 Apr 2024 #1

He doesn't know anything JoseBalow Apr 2024 #2

no he doesn't. Voltaire2 Apr 2024 #3

Mark.b2

(612 posts)

1. Well, he now knows for sure if he was right all along or if he wasnt...

Reply to hurl (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2024, 05:16 PM

Apr 2024

The nice thing about atheism is there will always be confirmation one way or the other.

JoseBalow

(8,215 posts)

2. He doesn't know anything

Reply to Mark.b2 (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 19, 2024, 05:20 PM

Apr 2024

He's dead

Voltaire2

(15,377 posts)

3. no he doesn't.

Reply to Mark.b2 (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 19, 2024, 06:04 PM

Apr 2024

Death is oblivion, not a state of consciousness. If Dennet was correct, as he almost certainly was, there is no Dennet to know if he was right. If Dennet is wrong then he can only know that he was wrong.

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