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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,546 posts) Tue Mar 1, 2022, 01:58 PM Mar 2022

When I was a kid I thought it would be cool to be able to read other peoples minds. Now that there's

social networking, I’m over it!

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When I was a kid I thought it would be cool to be able to read other peoples minds. Now that there's (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 OP

It is a blessing to not hear others' mind chatter... sanatanadharma Mar 2022 #1

🤔 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #3

During my infrequent forays onto FB EYESORE 9001 Mar 2022 #2

I KNOW! I KNOW! 🙋🏼‍♂️ Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #4

sanatanadharma

(3,699 posts)

1. It is a blessing to not hear others' mind chatter...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2022, 02:33 PM

Mar 2022

...As the majority of human mind meanderings is extremely banal.
Those atound us with brilliant minds we would not understand.
The only benefit I can imagine is that reading minds would reveal our lack of uniqueness.

In fact we read minds into others based on their actions and our assumption of their conscious being being there in the model of "ME".