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Do we ever have original thoughts?
Yes, there are original ways to express thoughts, ideas, concepts and philosophies, but no, the actual subject upon which these thought, ideas, concepts and philosophies are based on, are not original. There’s no such thing as originality, just authenticity.
Is there such thing as a new idea?
“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations.
What does original thinking mean?
What we probably mean when we say original thinker is to be the origin of our thoughts. In other words, make our own mind up, or formulate our own conclusions, or ideas, or expressions. Original thinking is independent, creative, original, special or different.
What is the difference between authentic and unique?
As nouns the difference between uniqueness and authenticity is that uniqueness is the state or quality of being unique or one-of-a-kind while authenticity is the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.
What is the difference between authentic and genuine?
As adjectives the difference between authentic and genuine is that authentic is of the same origin as claimed; genuine while genuine is belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.
How do you say you have an idea?
“I have an idea! Let’s start a company!” You can use this to say “I’ve been thinking…” and then begin an idea or you can say… “I’ve been thinking about (topic).”
Is it possible to have original thought?
Unfortunately it is very common that people let their culture of birth do their thinking for them, making original thought somewhat rare, and—ominously—empowering culture manipulators with a political agenda. However, rare does not equate to impossible. Of course original thought is possible. It is the great untapped potential of humanity.
Does our thought affect the object of our thought?
Our thought does not affect the object of that thought unless we believe it does. How freeing it is to know that if we do not attend to a thought, answer it, change it, identify with it and all the rest, it literally ceases to exist.
Do our thoughts exist outside of our awareness?
And yet, our thoughts do not exist outside of our awareness. There is nowhere else where the thought that is appearing to you at this moment is actually occurring. Unlike the way we imagine it, our thoughts are not solid, like trees or rocks that exist outside of us in some tangible way.
Are our thoughts real or imaginary?
We are aware of our thoughts, so in that sense they are real. And yet, our thoughts do not exist outside of our awareness. There is nowhere else where the thought that is appearing to you at this moment is actually occurring. Unlike the way we imagine it, our thoughts are not solid, like trees or rocks that exist outside of us in some tangible way.