David Bircumshaw wrote:
> "The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable hunk of rock or coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds a spot to it takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it.
> It's rather like getting tenure."
>
> Daniel Dennett - 'Consciousness Explained'
THANK YOU! I have been looking for the exact wording to this since I
first saw it about 10 years ago.
ken
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