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I'm an author and philosopher of mind and cognitive scientist @philosophytufts.

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    Daniel Dennett‏Verified account @danieldennett 4 Nov 2020

    Daniel Dennett Retweeted Letter

    if you like these, a second pair of letters are on their way.https://twitter.com/LetterWiki/status/1323816181652840448 …

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    On Purpose | Can Darwinism get us from mindless particles to reasons, meanings, and purposes? Daniel Dennett & Alex Rosenberg in conversation: https://letter.wiki/conversation/1011 … @danieldennett 1/ pic.twitter.com/vhWaDBDHYt
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      2. Jurann - DMs Open, Don't be shy!‏ @urzapolariz 4 Nov 2020
        Replying to @danieldennett

        I disagree with the notion that nature provides no purposes. Of course it does. It provides the purposes of: survival, growth, reproduction, and the advancement of one's own species. Everything about evolutionary biology supports that.

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      3. FrankStain‏ @Frank37004246 4 Nov 2020
        Replying to @urzapolariz @danieldennett

        That could well be a purpose and in front of everybody's eyes but a rather depressing one. People look for higher meaning worth living for. Living to eat and reproduce isn't very satisfying for many.

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      1. Mark Shively  🏷‏ @jedishive 4 Nov 2020
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        Great! Thank you!

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      1. Jurann - DMs Open, Don't be shy!‏ @urzapolariz 4 Nov 2020
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        I would go even further and also provide that there's a larger purpose in nature to living organisms: the battle of structure over entropy. Life changes the entire equation of the universe, and establishes a genuine drama and battle for the future.

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      1. peter cave‏ @flossopher 4 Nov 2020
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        Well, human beings are part of nature and human beings often do things with a purpose in mind or on purpose...and sometimes without a purpose. Is that not true?

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      1. Russell Hawkins‏ @RussellRHawkins 4 Nov 2020
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        Wait, where is your letter? I don't see it.

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      1. Daniel Weir‏ @DanWeAre 4 Nov 2020
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        Nature is not something to which the concept of purpose (and it's presence or absence) applies. Nature is everything. To ascribe a purpose requires standing outside of it somewhere. Doesn't mean it's purposeless. It is all purposes that are. So, there are purposes in nature.

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      2. Examachine Mk I‏ @examachine1 4 Nov 2020
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        Metamask flags the @LetterWiki site as a security risk? Strange.

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      3. Dayne Rathbone‏ @DayneRathbone 4 Nov 2020
        Replying to @examachine1 @danieldennett @LetterWiki

        Hi @examachine1, thanks for the heads up! We were alerted to this problem earlier in the week by another reader. It is likely a false positive, but @Ry_Nomad is investigating to confirm the site hasn't been compromised. If you have any extra info please let us know.pic.twitter.com/Efk2tYZ7KI

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