Where do thoughts come from?

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17-05-2011, 06:32 AM
Mad Hatter

Where do thoughts come from?

It has been a hard day at the office here but the computers hadn't screwed up too much today so, in an idle moment I thought to myself,

"where do my thoughts come from?"

And then I thought, 'hold on' where did that thought come from.

You see the problem? It's sort of recursive - but ultimately there must be an original 'thought source'.

I am not talking about basic functions here, like, 'I need a piss so I'll go to the loo', 'I am hungry, food would be a good idea, or even 'she is drop dead gorgeous - I'd give her one'. I'm talking about.. well stuff you don't 'think' about but just pops into one's head.

Ah! Ah! - I thought, I'll consult the fount of knowledge that is the Teak Door forum, there are some pretty clever chaps out there and I'm sure they will have already thought about this and know the answer.

You see, if there was an originating thought from which all subsequent thoughts could be derived then from that you could argue there is a causal chain. But you still have the problem of where the initial thought arose from.

Let us say there is no casual chain and 'thoughts' are spontaneous. That really bodes well for the future of humanity as it would appear, by that conjecture, we are merely creatures of wanton chance.

Yet, did pure simple chance bring this forum into existence? Of course not - but where did the originating thought arise to create this forum?

As I have said, it has been a hard day at the office and these musings bring a little sparkle to a rather mundane life - until I hit the UK equivalent of Lao Kao that is, then my mind is flooded by a veritable plethora of quite amazing thoughts.
17-05-2011, 07:03 AM
bobo746

Let me think about it.
17-05-2011, 07:10 AM
sabaii sabaii

The right hand side of your brain deals with memory, the left side deals with imagination, or visa versa

Ask someone a series of questions and by observing which way their eyes look you can determine if they're bullshitting or not
17-05-2011, 07:17 AM
bobo746

^ So the next time a shelia is asking me what i really think of her i should keep my eyes closed.
17-05-2011, 08:14 AM
Cujo

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii

The right hand side of your brain deals with memory, the left side deals with imagination, or visa versa

Ask someone a series of questions and by observing which way their eyes look you can determine if they're bullshitting or not

So which way do the eyes look if they're lying?
17-05-2011, 09:33 AM
Thormaturge

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobo746

^ So the next time a shelia is asking me what i really think of her i should keep my eyes closed.

Wear sunglasses.

https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2011/05/3077.jpg

https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2011/05/3078.jpg
17-05-2011, 09:41 AM
sabaii sabaii

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koojo

So which way do the eyes look if they're lying?

I think it varies depending on if you are left or right handed

Some girl told me this who was doing a psychology course

If you want to test it out on someone, ask them say four questions about their life, ie.. age, where they were born, what colour eyes they have and how tall they are

Then ask them a question where they will have to use their imagination instead of memory.

You should see the eyes move to the bullshit side
17-05-2011, 09:46 AM
nidhogg

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii

The right hand side of your brain deals with memory, the left side deals with imagination, or visa versa

Ask someone a series of questions and by observing which way their eyes look you can determine if they're bullshitting or not

Dr Lightman I presume?
17-05-2011, 09:47 AM
Carrabow

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koojo

So which way do the eyes look if they're lying?

I think it varies depending on if you are left or right handed

Some girl told me this who was doing a psychology course

If you want to test it out on someone, ask them say four questions about their life, ie.. age, where they were born, what colour eyes they have and how tall they are

Then ask them a question where they will have to use their imagination instead of memory.

You should see the eyes move to the bullshit side

Ask someone to remeber a certain smell and the eyes will look downward fashion. S.S is correct on the dominant side of the brain. Some individuals polars are different. There are ways to determine this as well.
17-05-2011, 10:00 AM
Hampsha

I'd guess our first thought is something like 'Get me the hell outta here!'

https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
17-05-2011, 11:07 AM
Marmite the Dog

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Hatter

Where do thoughts come from?

Alah wah?!
17-05-2011, 04:31 PM
billy the kid

ure memory box.
where did original thought come from ?
17-05-2011, 04:34 PM
Pol the Pot

You sure you're on the right board, OP?
17-05-2011, 05:27 PM
FlyFree

Thoughts are generated in your cock. You impotent, thinking about such crap? :)
17-05-2011, 05:30 PM
somtamslap

I plan my day during my morning bowel movement - so you could say I think out of my arsehole..
17-05-2011, 05:50 PM
Gazza

I was on top of the wife a few nights ago and approaching the vinegar stroke when all of a sudden....I thought...."Did I put the cat out?".
So I think that some thoughts come from subliminal images or word association.
In my case it was the image of my wife's pussy invoking the thought of a cat. Strange part of it all is that we haven't got a cat, but the thought popped into my head all the same.:confused:

Anyway, the wife's eating a banana now which reminds me............
17-05-2011, 06:18 PM
somtamslap

^ I know how you feel. I was having a wank the other day when a goat in a tutu entered my mind..and stayed there for the duration..weird eh?!
17-05-2011, 06:31 PM
good2bhappy

Thoughts?
But I have to say some of the ideas postulated here come straight from Lala land
17-05-2011, 06:56 PM
Bettyboo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Hatter

Let us say there is no casual chain and 'thoughts' are spontaneous.

Now that's a problem... Thoughts are embodied and experiential, so no casual chain, mmm. But, where does the first thought come from then??? Oh yeah, it's experiential too, comes from chemical reactions in the neurons... There's a very good book called From Molecule to Metaphor, that'll get you started...

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Originally Posted by somtamslap

so you could say I think out of my arsehole..

It has been said before. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by somtamslap

I know how you feel. I was having a wank the other day when a goat in a tutu entered my bottom..and stayed there for the duration..lovely eh?!

Indeed.

As an aside, not an inside, I'm listening, as I often do, to absolute 80's... The words "ooo baby baby, ooo, baby baby, oh yeah, push it, push it good, push push it real good" are singing out. I have two questions: 1) who sang it (I seem to remember it being Salt n Pepper, but not sure); 2) Was the goat (or yourself) singing this tune???
17-05-2011, 08:02 PM
Fondles

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Hatter

"where do thoughts come from?"

Sober = big head.
Pissed = small head.
17-05-2011, 10:49 PM
baldrick

do you want fries with that ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by somtamslap

a goat in a tutu

what colour goat ?
18-05-2011, 12:01 AM
Thormaturge

Here is a diagram of the male Farang brain

https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2011/05/3186.jpg

I have no idea what women (or Thais) use
18-05-2011, 07:36 AM
Carrabow

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

Here is a diagram of the male Farang brain

https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2011/05/3186.jpg

I have no idea what women (or Thais) use

Sorry Thorm, I cant green you

Excellent find, truly :smileylaughing: