# Life Can Be Competent Without Understanding by Daniel Dennett > "Competence without comprehension is the way of life of the biosphere." > **— Daniel Dennett**, *From Bacteria to Bach and Back (2017), wording candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: From Bacteria to Bach and Back (2017), wording candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Daniel Dennett|Daniel Dennett]] - [[wiki/Major Evolutionary Transitions|Major Evolutionary Transitions]] - [[wiki/Substrate-Independent Evolution|Substrate-Independent Evolution]] - [[wiki/Digital Evolution|Digital Evolution]] - [[wiki/Human Evolution|Human Evolution]] - [[wiki/Technological Evolution|Technological Evolution]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Competence without comprehension is the way of life of the biosphere." — Daniel Dennett, From Bacteria to Bach and Back (2017), wording candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-daniel-dennett-life-competent-without-understanding ```