ehpolitical@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoHave you ever had a 100% original thought? And if so, what was it?message-squaremessage-square64linkfedilinkarrow-up135file-text
arrow-up135message-squareHave you ever had a 100% original thought? And if so, what was it?ehpolitical@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square64linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareehpolitical@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoA variation of something that already exists isn’t original.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThen the last “original” discovery was “fire”, and I’m not even 100% sure about that. Everything else is a variation of something that previously existed.
minus-squareehpolitical@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoAn original thought doesn’t have to be the discovery of something.
A variation of something that already exists isn’t original.
Then the last “original” discovery was “fire”, and I’m not even 100% sure about that. Everything else is a variation of something that previously existed.
An original thought doesn’t have to be the discovery of something.