Quote by Daniel Dennett

The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!

The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching fo

Summary

This quote describes the behavior of a juvenile sea squirt, a marine organism. It explains that the sea squirt is equipped with a basic nervous system as it ventures through the ocean in search of a suitable place to settle down. Once it finds an ideal spot, it attaches itself permanently and in a rather peculiar manner - by consuming its own brain. This implies that once the sea squirt establishes its permanent residence, it no longer requires complex cognitive abilities and instead redirects its energy towards sustaining its life in its chosen location.

Topics

By Daniel Dennett

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tire

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

They don't have intelligence. They have what I like to call

They don't have intelligence. They have what I like to call 'thintelligence.' They see the immediate situation. They think narrowly and they call it 'being focused.' They don't see the surround. They don't see the consequences. That's how you get an island like this. From thintelligent thinking.

Michael Crichton

Science Dinosaurs Ian Malcom

Science and art, or by the same token, poetry and prose diff

Science and art, or by the same token, poetry and prose differ from one another like a journey and an excursion. The purpose of the journey is its goal, the purpose of an excursion is the process.

Franz Grillparzer

Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that

Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm a failure.

I couldn't care less about fashion. If I had taken any cloth

I couldn't care less about fashion. If I had taken any clothes home, they would have remained in my closet for the rest of their existence.

The health care industry can play a great role in this by be

The health care industry can play a great role in this by being aware of the fact that these children form perhaps the most neglected group of people in the country, largely because it is hard to find them.

C. Everett Koop

I don't care half so much about making money as I do about m

I don't care half so much about making money as I do about making my point, and coming out ahead.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

If we can dispel the delusion that learning about computers

If we can dispel the delusion that learning about computers should be an activity of fiddling with array indexes and worrying whether X is an integer or a real number, we can begin to focus on programming as a source of ideas.

Programs & Programming

He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices he is free and nothi

He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices he is free and nothing holds him back.

I'm not naive. I realise that quality of life and income are

I'm not naive. I realise that quality of life and income are inextricably bound together, but sooner or later we're going to have to ask ourselves whether it is possible to make life more meaningful without charging it to Visa.

I'm sure that my mom would have been happy with any path I c

I'm sure that my mom would have been happy with any path I chose.

There are scores of people waiting for someone just like us

There are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our encouragement, who will need our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give.