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Nothing is inherently tasty or repulsive - it depends on your needs. Deliciousness is simply an index of usefulness.

David Eagleman

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David Eagleman
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: April 25
Author
Neuroscientist
Psychologist
Researcher
University Teacher
Albuquerque
New Mexico
David M Eagleman
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Reductionism is not the right viewpoint for everything, and it certainly won't explain the relationship between the brain and the mind. This is because of a feature known as emergence. When you put together large numbers of pieces and parts, the whole can become something greater than the sum.
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We are not the ones driving the boat of our behavior, at least not nearly as much as we believe.
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Every atom in your body is the same quark in different places at the same moment in time.
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Among all the creatures of creation, the gods favor us: We are the only ones who can empathize with their problems.
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If you are a carrier of a particular set of genes, your probability of committing a violent crime goes up by eight hundred and eighty-two percent.
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Death... The moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.
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