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“Nowadays nobody bothers, and it is considered in slightly bad taste to even raise the question of God's existence. Matters of religion are like matters of sexual preference: they are not discussed in public, and even the abstract questions are discussed only by bores.”

Quote by John Searle

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John Searle
John Searle

John Searle is an American philosopher born on July 31, 1932. He is renowned for his contributions to the fields of philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and cognitive science. He is particularly famous for his 'Chinese Room argument,' which has had a profound impact on the fields of artificial intelligence and philosophy of mind. more

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