Apr 29th, 2008 | Thinking survey

Do you think people are mostly capable of their own original thoughts or do they bottom feed off the thoughts or ideas of others?



Do you think people are mostly capable of their own original thoughts or do they bottom feed off the thoughts or ideas of others?


34 votes, 268 views , 9 comments
 
 
Poll tags:Thinking, Opinions, Creative, Idea, Lazy, Thought

 
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Drowlord
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Texas, United States

posted May 4th, 2008 at 12:27 CDT

An ex-friend of mine once said that "making someone feel special" was my most refined (and disingenuous) skill.  I've had countless people "open up to me" and tell me their thoughts on a huge variety of subjects.  It astonishes me how many people either think the exact same as other people, or have copied other people's ideas.  But I rarely hear anything original (or at least new), even though a lot of people seem to genuinely think that they're the first to ever think a particular thought.

Enjoylife
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Fiji

posted Apr 29th, 2008 at 20:16 CDT

great poll!!!  ;)

Bmccue7
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Georgia, United States

posted Apr 29th, 2008 at 19:17 CDT

Most people want to feel and think like they're supposed to. That isn't always easy to do. Original thought is a hinderance to participating properly in most societal roles. Certainly my own.

Bearden829
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Pennsylvania, United States

posted Apr 29th, 2008 at 19:01 CDT

So where do you vote Brian?

Bearden829
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Pennsylvania, United States

posted Apr 29th, 2008 at 18:58 CDT

Hee hee!  Then are we all canceling eachother out here? 

Sgissin
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Idaho, United States

posted Apr 29th, 2008 at 18:47 CDT

Haaa :) Funny KEN

Brian_usa
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Rhode Island, United States

posted Apr 29th, 2008 at 18:44 CDT

We have one of those too. Most annoying.

Kengarnett
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Arizona, United States

posted Apr 29th, 2008 at 18:44 CDT

I believe that a person (in general) is capable of original thought and intelligent ideas, but the sheer and utter stupidity of people in mass cancels that out.

Bearden829
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Pennsylvania, United States

posted Apr 29th, 2008 at 18:36 CDT

We have a guy at my work that can take anyone else's idea and propose it as his own. Annoying!!

 
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