Daniel C. DennettNot a single one of the cells that compose you knows who you are, or cares.
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Not a single one of the cells that compose you knows who you are, or cares. This quote is an important one because it tells us why we are here. We are here because of our cells. If not for our cells, there would be no us.
The cells that make up our body are very different from one another and they do not know and care about us at all. We think we exist because we think we know who we are and what we like and dislike. But, in reality, it’s our cells that make us human beings.
They make the choices for us and decide what we want to do with our lives.
Source: Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles To A Science Of Consciousness
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