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Dennett famously argues that consciousness is not a "magic spark" but a Just as you don't need to understand code to use a computer folder icon, your "conscious self" is a simplified interface your brain provides so you can interact with other humans and manage your own complex internal states. Ready to dive deeper?

We are now "intelligent designers" who can consciously engineer new memes (like scientific theories or technologies). From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution o...

For most of history, cultural change was "Darwinian"—slow, mindless, and driven by trial and error. However, we have recently this process. Dennett famously argues that consciousness is not a