The brain is not an electric machine, for the most part it is an hormonal machine with a bit of electricity to speed it the signals.Brains operate on electricity, as do computers. — Harry Hindu
Would you categorize some mental activity as not thinking, as opposed to thinking? Would dreaming qualify as thinking?In common language: there’s always some mental activity happening. — Olivier5
You can "hear" yourself think? How were you able to accomplish that?In theory it can be done, but current ones can’t so by my definition they are not “thinking”. What I mean by aware is: I can hear myself thinking. I have some knowledge of what I think while I think it. — Olivier5
Do you have any citations to support this assertion? Even if you did, are you saying that thinking is dependent upon hormones? We can write a program that emulates how our emotions impact our thinking.The brain is not an electric machine, for the most part it is an hormonal machine with a bit of electricity to speed it the signals. — Olivier5
The meaning of words is only a matter of convenience and convention. You can define thinking as inclusive or exclusive of dreaming, depending on what you want to say. I am just pointing at the common English use of the term, which in my humble opinion does not cover all dreaming but one can think in a dream of course.Would dreaming qualify as thinking? — Harry Hindu
Let me take another one. A visit to the Wikipedia entry on "Brain" would answer the first question. Yes, the brain is a very elaborate system of hormonal information management. Such systems are universal in life, they go way beyond emotions. For instance your body temperature is regulated by a thermostat-like hormonal information management system referred to as "homeothermy", and emotions can factor in your temperature but homeothermy is not in essence an "emotional system". The same applies to pretty much everything that happens in your body: it's about using chemicals as support for information exchange and management.Do you have any citations to support this assertion? Even if you did, are you saying that thinking is dependent upon hormones? We can write a program that emulates how our emotions impact our thinking. — Harry Hindu
I think a "thought" should have to be propositional — GodlessGirl
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