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-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.
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.