# Only the Surface of Reason Is Rational by Marvin Minsky > "Only the surface of reason is rational." > **— Marvin Minsky**, *Music, Mind, and Meaning (1981)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Music, Mind, and Meaning (1981). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] - **Article:** [[articles/Escape Hatch in the Skull|Escape Hatch in the Skull]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Marvin Minsky|Marvin Minsky]] - [[wiki/Consciousness|Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Consciousness Indicators|Consciousness Indicators]] - [[wiki/Machine Consciousness|Machine Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Hard Problem of Consciousness|Hard Problem of Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Digital Minds|Digital Minds]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Only the surface of reason is rational." — Marvin Minsky, Music, Mind, and Meaning (1981) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-marvin-minsky-surface-reason-rational ```