Ambrose Bierce Quote - Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.

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Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.

"Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think."

— Ambrose Bierce

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Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: Brain
Tags: Brain Science Skeptical Thinking

Meaning of this quote

The joke questions certainty about the brain's own thinking.

Key takeaway: Recognize the limits of introspection.

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Attributed author: Ambrose Bierce

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