 Keep in mind that Dennett was a very good charismatic teacher. He loved it when students argued with him. He was also a singer, sang hymns, played Bach, hosted Christmas carol parties every year. He made wine, knew how to drive a stick shift, taught his neighbors how to use a chainsaw safely. All in all, it seems, a good bourgeois, full-country-living, intelligent Christian gentleman. Only thing missing is the faith.