What AM I? by endeavor

View this thread on steempeak.com
thought · @endeavor · (edited)
$0.82
What AM I?
https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/01/23/19/40/beautiful-girl-2003647_960_720.jpg

Recently, I have been thinking about the nature of thought and existence.  In the 1600’s Rene Descartes wrote *cogito ergo sum*  “I think, therefore I am” as a proof for existence and to show that this world was not an illusion.  But what comes before the I am? – The Think.  Which leads me to ask what I am – but perhaps a thought?

**_In search of the One_**
_Dev_
👍  , , , , , ,
properties (23)
post_id2,819,158
authorendeavor
permlinkwhat-am-i
categorythought
json_metadata"{"app": "steemit/0.1", "format": "markdown", "image": ["https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/01/23/19/40/beautiful-girl-2003647_960_720.jpg"], "tags": ["thought", "think", "identity", "who", "what"]}"
created2017-05-18 01:56:36
last_update2017-05-22 01:55:06
depth0
children4
net_rshares455,787,093,779
last_payout2017-05-25 01:56:36
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.616 SBD
curator_payout_value0.202 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length449
author_reputation73,564,225,445
root_title"What AM I?"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (7)
@devlinpierce · (edited)
If existence is contingent on thought, then what of that which surrounds and is _devoid_ of thought? Does it mean that the world that we see around us is a mere _product_ of our thought? A simple conjuration of ideas into a complex, self-defined reality? If so, does it explain how two people can have completely different experiences of the physical world, despite the same tangible input? 

I would like to think something so fantastical to be a possibility. 

Sadly, I think the greater possibility is that Descartes liked the sound of his own words, considering nothing more than the aesthetic of the phrase. 

I suppose I **_am_** the devil's advocate (to turn another common phrase) according to your logic.
👍  
properties (23)
post_id2,819,847
authordevlinpierce
permlinkre-endeavor-what-am-i-20170518t023728194z
categorythought
json_metadata"{"app": "steemit/0.1", "tags": ["thought"]}"
created2017-05-18 02:37:30
last_update2017-05-18 02:37:48
depth1
children2
net_rshares1,193,365,527
last_payout2017-05-25 02:37:30
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length713
author_reputation2,583,581,834
root_title"What AM I?"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (1)
@endeavor · (edited)
What if thought is a focusing agent of vibration?  And, what if  vibration is an ether of all that is? 

A collective of thought could potentially create an essentially common experience of what was manifested in vibration by the collective thought,  and yet each experience could still be unique if experienced from a separate point of view.
properties (22)
post_id2,822,876
authorendeavor
permlinkre-devlinpierce-re-endeavor-what-am-i-20170518t052906150z
categorythought
json_metadata"{"app": "steemit/0.1", "tags": ["thought"]}"
created2017-05-18 05:29:06
last_update2017-05-18 05:29:57
depth2
children1
net_rshares0
last_payout2017-05-25 05:29:06
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length342
author_reputation73,564,225,445
root_title"What AM I?"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@devlinpierce · 
Hence the power of music to guide the soul! An interesting theory at the least. Whimsical, but maybe not so far off, since scientifically all matter produces waves. Even the stars "sing.
properties (22)
post_id2,823,075
authordevlinpierce
permlinkre-endeavor-re-devlinpierce-re-endeavor-what-am-i-20170518t054038956z
categorythought
json_metadata"{"app": "steemit/0.1", "tags": ["thought"]}"
created2017-05-18 05:40:39
last_update2017-05-18 05:40:39
depth3
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2017-05-25 05:40:39
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length186
author_reputation2,583,581,834
root_title"What AM I?"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@steemitboard · 
Congratulations @endeavor! You have completed some achievement on Steemit and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :

[![](https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstcommented.png)](http://steemitboard.com/@endeavor) You got a First Reply

Click on any badge to view your own Board of Honnor on SteemitBoard.
For more information about SteemitBoard, click [here](https://steemit.com/steemitboard/@arcange/steemitboard-com-introducing-the-first-steemit-game-experience)

If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word `STOP`

If you want to support the SteemitBoard project, your upvote for this notification is welcome!
properties (22)
post_id2,825,267
authorsteemitboard
permlinksteemitboard-notify-endeavor-20170518t100949000z
categorythought
json_metadata"{"image": ["https://steemitboard.com/img/notifications.png"]}"
created2017-05-18 08:10:09
last_update2017-05-18 08:10:09
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2017-05-25 08:10:09
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length688
author_reputation38,705,954,145,809
root_title"What AM I?"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
Help/Feedback