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Problems in science are sometimes made easier by adding complications.
Daniel Dennett
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Daniel Dennett
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 28
Cognitive Scientist
Philosopher
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Boston
Massachusetts
Daniel Clement Dennett III
Daniel Clement Dennett
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The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.
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