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This is just a quick question that I'd like your thoughts on.
I was in the shower and I really don't know why it came to my mind, but suddenly I started thinking about thinking before you speak. I asked myself what the world would be like if people said the first thing that came to mind, without thinking it through. Do we censor our true, immediate thoughts by doing this? Having a change of heart on something aside (like, after you think it through, you realize it's wrong and you change your opinion on it) do you believe that we censor our immediate thoughts by attempting to refrain from speaking until we've thought about what we want to say? Are our thoughts -- before thinking before we speak them -- our raw personality and opinions, uncensored?
I tossed that question in my mind, comparing sides and playing devil's advocate with myself for both sides, and still haven't come to formulate an opinion. What's your opinion on this? I think this could make for an interesting discussion and debate, so I'm hoping some of you take an interest in this question and really think about it.
I was in the shower and I really don't know why it came to my mind, but suddenly I started thinking about thinking before you speak. I asked myself what the world would be like if people said the first thing that came to mind, without thinking it through. Do we censor our true, immediate thoughts by doing this? Having a change of heart on something aside (like, after you think it through, you realize it's wrong and you change your opinion on it) do you believe that we censor our immediate thoughts by attempting to refrain from speaking until we've thought about what we want to say? Are our thoughts -- before thinking before we speak them -- our raw personality and opinions, uncensored?
I tossed that question in my mind, comparing sides and playing devil's advocate with myself for both sides, and still haven't come to formulate an opinion. What's your opinion on this? I think this could make for an interesting discussion and debate, so I'm hoping some of you take an interest in this question and really think about it.