ehpolitical@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoHave you ever had a 100% original thought? And if so, what was it?message-squaremessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHave you ever had a 100% original thought? And if so, what was it?ehpolitical@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square75fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareehpolitical@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 days agoNot true… every thought had to have been thought for a first time by someone, just not by us (it seems).
minus-squarenef@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days ago it includes absolutely nothing that’s already familiar to you I truly do not believe that any thought exists without context, if you can find any examples I would be happy to be proven wrong.
minus-squareehpolitical@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoWell, every single thought had to have been thought a first time by someone, no?
minus-squarenef@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoSure, but by your definition any thought containing any kind of language would not be “original” because it requires familiarity with the language.
Not true… every thought had to have been thought for a first time by someone, just not by us (it seems).
I truly do not believe that any thought exists without context, if you can find any examples I would be happy to be proven wrong.
Well, every single thought had to have been thought a first time by someone, no?
Sure, but by your definition any thought containing any kind of language would not be “original” because it requires familiarity with the language.