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Luis Javier López Arredondo

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Where do thoughts come from?

Where do thoughts come from?
A thought active connections in the brain or vice versa?
If I control my thoughts, do I control my brain connections?
Consciously I do not control my brain... Are my thoughts random emanating of pure subconscious?
Do I really control my thoughts?

Topics: mind philosophy
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  • richard moody jr 10+

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    Nov 11 2012: Some of my thoughts are internal, but some of my experiences lend credence to the possibility of the paranormal i.e. outside the realm of experience in these dimensions. Is this just some thought process internally generated e.g. hallucinations or is it real? Our thoughts can be random but I tend to see patterns and associations that others miss. One of my observations is that you always state the obvious because what may be obvious to you may be obvious to no one else.

    One aspect of thought I use is intuitive iteration. This just focusses on intuition as a very powerful research tool. Whenever I think I have a very powerful gut reaction, I don't let facts and logic overrule my intuition for a good reason---whenever I've had a strong gut reaction to a situation, I find that the "facts" and logic change and conform to my initial "gut" reaction. By cycling through an intuitive iteration sequence it is possible to find the truth. It is only when the facts, logic and intuition merge that I believe I've discovered something worthwhile.

    Thomas Paine said, "My own mind in my own church." His thought process was not controlled by the prevailing religion, and, in that sense were a reaction to rather than a cause of others' thoughts.

    Is thought solely internal or are our "thoughts" connected to some larger process?
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      Luis Javier López Arredondo

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      Nov 11 2012: I met someone who thought that its thoughts were real and heard its relatives and other people.

      This person was treated as a crazy one... Could it be right and we all be wrong? Perhaps this person has any kind of paranormal power that nobody can teach to control...

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