Luiseach

Why do we think what we think? Whoa, John, that's a sneaky wee question!

The 'why' bit is what is clever...are you asking 'for what purpose?', or 'how?'.....

John Page

In New York, "Trust Me".

Cheers, John

John Page

For what reason do we think, that absent that reason, we would not be here.

Cheers, John

Luiseach

The living brain. Our grey matter. The noggin'. ;-)

John Page

If this, then, constitutes the organ by or through which we know and think truth, and at the same time it is where *I* reside, then it is my thinking that is *I*.

Cheers, John

Luiseach

Yep...the brain is the organ with which we 'think' (amongst other things, of course).

And yes I agree that it is through this matter that we formulate what we call 'truth' (or 'truths').

It is also through the brain that we construct our concept of a unified sense of 'self.'

Thinking = 'I' ... Therefore, 'I' is a process or event.

What is 'thinking', though? And how does 'truth' fit in?

John Page

Thinking <=> process *I*

Thinking is one part of reality considering the information from its environment.

Cheers, John

Luiseach

So....if thinking is indeed equivalent to the process of identity formation, then thinking and identity are the result of the 'consideration' of information from the environment.

There has to be a middle-man in there somewhere, doesn't there? I mean, how does 'consideration' actually work?

John Page

The process of identity formation is part of thinking. If it was the only part, then we shouldn't wonder "why?"
Oh, you mean
this guy.

Cheers, John

Luiseach

Charming.

I was talking about something else...how do we 'consider' is what I'm asking.

[Edited to add]

With what do we consider? (for clarification) .. and I'm not talking about the basic brain matter here.