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by JD1779 on June 1st, 2005

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What is the speed of thought?

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  • by Thommy on June 8th, 2005

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    There are several "types" of thought and gradients between.

    Prime thought is instantaneous...it is innately part of a being... and time along with matter and energy and space are not a factor affecting it, and in fact, are effected by it. It has more to do with a "knowing" or a consideration of how things are.

    Most people recognize some of the gradients of thought which are prompted by reactions to what is observed. This is a slower realm of thought. Something is observed and thoughts result. What different people are aware of is relative to their concept of thought and so you can have variations of the concept of thought depending upon a person's awareness.

    Thought actually gets "perverted" into a much slower realm of "thinking" or "figure-figure" as one goes down-scale. A good example could be a sports player or a skilled musician -- he or she doesn't "think" the actions of the activity. Here, there is a closer approximate to a "knowing". It is closer to an aesthetic wavelength and is "lighter" and faster. However, if one is learning a skill, or "how to drive a car", or trying to solve a problem for days, often you will recognize a lower and slower realm of thought ... thinking or "figure-figure". Thinking, or mulling things over in the mind, or worrying, or this kind of introverted attention is "heavy" and slow and downscale.

    Unfortunately, there is something wrong with the mind of which most people are not aware. This affects the person adversely and without their recognition of it or the source. It influences their thoughts, attitudes, emotions, sensations, body, behavior, etc. Stimuli make a person react but the person is not remotely aware that he or she is reacting, or is not aware of what it is that is influencing him. It is hidden from the person's view, but dramatically influences the person. It is an out-of-sight aberrated mechanism. More than 95% of the population are not even aware that this mechanism exists nor are they aware that it very dramatically influences their lives. Probably the first "Matrix" movie could be some sort of analogy as to people's awareness of this hidden mechanism held in the mind. This hidden influence certainly effects the speed of thought...and the very thoughts or ideas or behavior which a person has.

    So, speed of thought is relative to a person's case condition, and speed of thought is relative to whether it is prompted from a stimulus or whether it is more innate.

    By the way, "thought" is not part of the brain. The brain is a piece of stuff for the body and to expedite body communications.

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    • very interesting! Good answer

      ggonnigan

      by ggonnigan on June 9th, 2005

    • where is the answer? "prime thought?" well-written musings, but thoroughly empty of knowledge

      JosephGoro

      by JosephGoro on August 29th, 2005

    • wow that is amazing :O

      Mr.Bean Mime

      by Mr.Bean Mime on June 22nd, 2009

    • Ur correct about the last line. We dont need the piece of 3 pound tissue resting on our heads hopefully as technology advances, we will find new ways of communicating and measuring intelligence :]

      Mr.Bean Mime

      by Mr.Bean Mime on June 22nd, 2009

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