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What is a thought

What is a thought

The first problem with describing what happens in your body when you are thinking is that not everyone agrees on what constitutes a thought.

For example, this morning while lying in bed you might have had the thought, "I don't want to get up."

Is the thought "I don't want to get out of bed" something that spontaneously appeared in your mind? Or was it triggered by something? Is it just a physical process of your brain or the manifestation of something deeper like a soul, spirit, or other entity?

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