The "Great Uknown" was an excellent title for the article written by Robert Hazen. A thought, an idea, and consciousness are three concepts that are so in depth with questions and information yet to be discovered, that they baffle even scholars and scientist. Our mind undergoes numerous thoughts everyday. But what is a thought? What is making me 'think' of the ideas that I continue to express in my everyday work... including this blog? It seems almost impossible to come up with a single definition of what a thought and an idea is, which is why "the great uknown" is extremely appropriate.
In my own opinion, thought and ideas, lead us to form our awareness that is our conscious. A thought can be numerous things; a judgement, a reflection, reasoning, imagining, expectations, beliefs. Simply put, our mind is constantly running. Thoughts are an essential part of being human. Humans are able to use information, thoughts, and ideas, to reason and solve problems, even when the information is partial or unavailable. Thoughts lead to emotions and ideas. From these ideas and emotions comes our conscious, and some may argue vice versa.
Where do these thoughts and ideas originate? I agree that the complete answer to this question, what is thought, and what is an idea, and where do they come from, can be found somewhere between the realm of philosophy and science (Hazen 94). The answer will be found, when Hazens "hard problem" is solved. This 'hard problem' relates to the physical brain and self-awareness, emotion, perception, and reasoning. The article gave examples which support my opinion that thoughts lead to ideas and emotion. "How can music evoke a sense of longing, or a poem deep sadness", and "How does reading a book stimulate curiousty or fustration"; these questions are examples of how our cognitive thinking goes hand in hand with emotion and the blossoming ideas that we come up with daily(Hazen 95). The ability to think ande develop thoughts and ideas are one of the greatest elements that make us human.
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