Week 6 Post 1

Daniel Dennett fits the definition of being a "bright". The definition of a bright is in reference to somone who refuses to believe in supernatural explanations. This could be either Agnostics, or Atheists. When asked if Dennett would call himself an atheist he says that he feels atheists have a negative connotation. He says, "of course there is not a God, but so what?" What he means is that he does not believe that there is a God, but he does not make a big deal out of it.

Furthermore, Dennett goes on to say that he cannot prove that there is no god. The first reason for that is that no two people mean the same thing by "god". Some people believe that nature is a kind of god, and Dennett says that he believes in nature. The biggest problem with proving or disproving "god" is that no one believes the same thing about "god". There is no consensus for what god is or isn't. Everyone has their own definition. He also says that most people don't believe in god, they only believe in the belief that there is a god. All of these are reasons why he doesn't believe in God and therefore refers to himself as a bright.