1Bum Posted December 8, 2020 what are words? what are thoughts? why are words thoughts? but thoughts are not words? are words like the boat to the other shore? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sketch Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) Slim Gaillard knows. “The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him?”― Zhuangzi, Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters Edited December 8, 2020 by Sketch 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welkin Posted December 9, 2020 (edited) Words are spells Thoughts are anything and probably not yours Words are not thoughts Edited December 9, 2020 by welkin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helpfuldemon Posted December 9, 2020 6 hours ago, 1Bum said: what are words? what are thoughts? why are words thoughts? but thoughts are not words? are words like the boat to the other shore? words are symbols combined with sound and identity to produce language which is a way to communicate meaning thoughts are this language in combination with memory that we use to think words are thoughts because we imagine with our mind and memory to conjure images and ideas and put them to words words are just another one of mankinds tools that make them the superior species here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted December 9, 2020 10 hours ago, 1Bum said: what are words? 10 hours ago, 1Bum said: what are thoughts? 10 hours ago, 1Bum said: why are words thoughts? 10 hours ago, 1Bum said: but thoughts are not words? 10 hours ago, 1Bum said: are words like the boat to the other shore? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
