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 May 7 2005, 11:57 PM
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Do great minds really think alike? Where did that quote come from? I mean seriously, when you think about it if great minds really did think alike then how would individual people come up with great inventions? When do great minds think alike and when don't they?
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May 7 2005, 11:59 PM
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gigi =p Group: Member Posts: 3,679 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,206 |
The real question is...how do you define "great"?
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May 8 2005, 12:01 AM
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QUOTE(barelyy_coherent @ May 8 2005, 12:59 PM) The real question is...how do you define "great"?  good point...hmmm...ok...then all what i said before and how do you define great? |
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May 8 2005, 12:22 AM
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 Live Your Own Party Group: Member Posts: 1,261 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,489 |
I disagree with that statements. Minds wouldn't be "great" unless they had an individual type of "greatness" so they could be expressed in different ways and be used in different ways. So... yeah..........
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May 8 2005, 12:24 AM
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QUOTE(rOckThISshYt @ May 8 2005, 1:22 PM) I disagree with that statements. Minds wouldn't be "great" unless they had an individual type of "greatness" so they could be expressed in different ways and be used in different ways. So... yeah.......... Yeah, exactly, but if all great minds never thought alike, then how would great people work together to create great discoveries? I mean, if they never thought alike wouldn't they always have different points of views, and wouldn't get along....hmmm...complicated |
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May 8 2005, 03:40 AM
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QUOTE(barelyy_coherent @ May 7 2005, 8:59 PM) The real question is...how do you define "great"? genius and intelligent. |
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May 8 2005, 04:28 AM
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QUOTE(aznxboredxperson @ May 8 2005, 4:40 PM) genius and intelligent. is it genius and intelligence? or is it bravery, and the courage do to what's right? you don't have to be a genius to know that. |
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May 8 2005, 10:41 AM
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 Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
Wouldn't some of you say Leo Tolstoy and Friedrich Nietzsche have great minds? Well, Tolstoy thought Nietzche was crazy (and stupid).
Thinking alike doesn't make minds great, ideas make minds great. The more ideas of worth, the greater the mind. What's so worthy/great about repetitive ideas? |
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May 8 2005, 11:13 AM
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 reluctantly gazing Group: Member Posts: 472 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 120,555 |
Great minds think alike.
Bad minds think alike as well. that's my theory. so you never know whether you're great or bad 
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May 8 2005, 11:33 AM
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 cheeeesy like theres no tomorrow Group: Member Posts: 3,316 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,142 |
scientists always want other scientist to prove them wrong or come up with another theory so they can test it and see if it works. so i dont think they think a like. i guess the more different thoughts the better.
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May 8 2005, 11:53 AM
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Live Your Own Party Group: Member Posts: 1,261 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,489 |
QUOTE(sweet_devil @ May 8 2005, 1:24 AM) Yeah, exactly, but if all great minds never thought alike, then how would great people work together to create great discoveries? I mean, if they never thought alike wouldn't they always have different points of views, and wouldn't get along....hmmm...complicated Well, I think great minds can think similarly but they would work together by adding their own opinions and knoledge... just to answer your question. |
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May 8 2005, 03:29 PM
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i dont know how to answer; the questions confusing.
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May 8 2005, 06:37 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(ROARxD @ May 8 2005, 3:29 PM) i dont know how to answer; the questions confusing. is it really? |
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May 8 2005, 09:43 PM
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 dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
of course they do: that's why there are debates among intellectuals about things like abortion and the death penalty. because great minds think alike, and thus naturally agree.
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May 8 2005, 10:15 PM
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Live Your Own Party Group: Member Posts: 1,261 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,489 |
QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ May 8 2005, 10:43 PM) of course they do: that's why there are debates among intellectuals about things like abortion and the death penalty. because great minds think alike, and thus naturally agree. You just totally contradicted yourself.  You say great minds do agree and "that's why they have debates." People debate when they disagree. If they thought alike, there'd be no reason for debates. 
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May 8 2005, 11:48 PM
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Albert Einstein once said that 'Fellatio is the ultimate act of trust.' He wa a genius and that was pretty heavy statement if you really think about it. I wodner how many thought he was a lunatic.
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May 9 2005, 12:16 AM
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dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
QUOTE(rOckThISshYt @ May 8 2005, 10:15 PM) You just totally contradicted yourself. You say great minds do agree and "that's why they have debates." People debate when they disagree. If they thought alike, there'd be no reason for debates. bleh. i should make my sarcasm more obvious, shouldn't i? |
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May 9 2005, 09:49 AM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ May 9 2005, 12:16 AM) bleh. i should make my sarcasm more obvious, shouldn't i? Just add a rolly-eyed smillie next time, babe. |
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May 9 2005, 02:35 PM
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Live Your Own Party Group: Member Posts: 1,261 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,489 |
QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ May 9 2005, 1:16 AM) bleh. i should make my sarcasm more obvious, shouldn't i? lol. Yeah. That'd help. And listen to Fae. |
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May 10 2005, 06:48 AM
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QUOTE(x LUV x ALWAYS x @ May 9 2005, 12:13 AM) Great minds think alike. Bad minds think alike as well. that's my theory. so you never know whether you're great or bad nice theory... , but can't the bad also be great?
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May 11 2005, 12:50 PM
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 I can't believe its not "Ryan" Group: Member Posts: 1,981 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,368 |
ideas make the person great.
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May 11 2005, 05:52 PM
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dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
great= having novel ideas that benefit mankind.
alike= not novel. thus, if they think alike, they're not great. |
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May 12 2005, 03:49 PM
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 Remember your unique.... just like everybody else! Group: Member Posts: 148 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 71,858 |
QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ May 11 2005, 5:52 PM) great= having novel ideas that benefit mankind. alike= not novel. thus, if they think alike, they're not great. You contradicted yourself. If two people have novel ideas, than for you they do not think alike correct? Say two people have novel ideas and both benefit humankind (your definition of great) then they certainly ARE thinking alike by working towards the same goal, the benefit of humankind. 
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May 12 2005, 04:02 PM
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yes and no. for example, some musical composers in the past eras were great, and the pieces they wrote were similar. then some person like beethoven would come along, and then it would be the new "great" thing to write with mad dynamics.
my conclusion- great minds brought up in the same exact environments with the same exact care are most likely going to think the same way, but that doesn't contribute to writing music in similar styles. anyone can do that. |
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May 14 2005, 09:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Posts: 8,274 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 8,001 |
QUOTE(sweet_devil @ May 8 2005, 1:28 AM) is it genius and intelligence? or is it bravery, and the courage do to what's right? you don't have to be a genius to know that. it doesnt matter, intelligence leans to bravery .. same thing.. |
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