ehpolitical@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoHave you ever had a 100% original thought? And if so, what was it?message-squaremessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up127arrow-down1message-squareHave you ever had a 100% original thought? And if so, what was it?ehpolitical@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square90fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareehpolitical@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoA variation of something that already exists isn’t original.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days 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-up1arrow-down1·2 days 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.