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Topic: Independent Thinkers Are Not All That Independent

Altra_Shadowstalker Posts: 17,553 Registered: Jan 17, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 16,076 User ID: 616,837	Subject: Independent Thinkers Are Not All That Independent
	Let's face it, every original thought you've ever had was someone elses first. Especially if it goes against accepted practices or wisdom, someone thought of your idea millenia ago and discarded it as idiocy. As much as you think you have an intelligent leg up on other, "conformist" people, they are just as smart and as deep as you are, they just either get bored with impractical ideas or are busy thinking about relevant subjects that might improve their lives. -----signature----- "Goddammit, Swearengen, I don't trust you as far as I could th'ow you, but I enjoy the way you lie." I don't typo often, but when I do, I blame Swype.
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Modeeb Title: A Ghost In The Machine Posts: 47,242 Registered: Apr 19, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 39,997 User ID: 670,238	Subject: Independent Thinkers Are Not All That Independent
	"There is nothing new under the sun." However, you can appropriate wisdom, creative direction or a set of ideas and make them your own- give them your own unique twist or perspective. You can modify or change existing standards or thinking to where it is derivative but different. -----signature----- "What is here is there. What is not here is nowhere." Vishvasara Tantra "Ever tried, Ever Failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better. Samuel Beckett
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paulg_68 Posts: 30,961 Registered: Jul 27, '09 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 30,669 User ID: 1,364,918	Subject: Independent Thinkers Are Not All That Independent
	There are two types of original thought: 1) Thoughts that someone else already had, but repurposed to a slightly new subject and 2) accidents. -----signature----- If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc "Everyone has a chance to become rich." - Groucho48 "Most of the human wealth on earth exists between the ears of live human beings." - theredkay1
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Altra_Shadowstalker Posts: 17,553 Registered: Jan 17, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 16,076 User ID: 616,837	Subject: Independent Thinkers Are Not All That Independent
	Modeeb posted: "There is nothing new under the sun." However, you can appropriate wisdom, creative direction or a set of ideas and make them your own- give them your own unique twist or perspective. You can modify or change existing standards or thinking to where it is derivative but different. Everyone does this. Is everyone a free thinker? What's the point of the label then, why not just say Human instead? Its a pride thing. People who use the term are scoffing at everyone they disdain who has different ideas than they do. -----signature----- "Goddammit, Swearengen, I don't trust you as far as I could th'ow you, but I enjoy the way you lie." I don't typo often, but when I do, I blame Swype.
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Allstarslacker Posts: 9,760 Registered: May 23, '06 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 9,653 User ID: 1,140,793	Subject: Independent Thinkers Are Not All That Independent
	Why do they bother you? Being an independent thinker doesn't mean you have to be an original thinker. It just means you try to make the choice you want not the choice others want you to make. Are you a dependent thinker? Do the choices you make depend on what other people want more than what you want? -----signature----- (none)
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Moe_Nox Title: In Moe We Trust Posts: 22,319 Registered: Feb 4, '07 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 19,181 User ID: 1,203,840	Subject: Independent Thinkers Are Not All That Independent
	Allstar -----signature----- The Nanny State cometh Currency should be bacon cheeseburgers and blow jobs... - Reese Life at the Outpost: http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1771556
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Tipztoe Posts: 26,665 Registered: Mar 1, '04 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 23,788 User ID: 900,300	Subject: Independent Thinkers Are Not All That Independent
	I don't think you know what independent means. -----signature----- (none)
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Altra_Shadowstalker Posts: 17,553 Registered: Jan 17, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 16,076 User ID: 616,837	Subject: Independent Thinkers Are Not All That Independent
	My thread may be imperfect but that's because it is rebutting another deeply flawed thread. -----signature----- "Goddammit, Swearengen, I don't trust you as far as I could th'ow you, but I enjoy the way you lie." I don't typo often, but when I do, I blame Swype.
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