+306 Everything we say or do or think has been said or done or thought before, because at some point in time, someone has thought what we think, said what we say, or done what we do. amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I had a friend in high school who would say that all the time.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

deep. i like that idea when considering people who go out of their way just to make sure that they're completely original in all that they do. i'm all for being yourself, but when you put appearances before being yourself, it's sad. it's all been done before. that's a negative viewpoint, i guess :/

by Anonymous 13 years ago

@lovely: It's kind of sad, yeah. I appreciate the people who are like, all gung-ho about being different, and the good thing is, they're different in their own generation. but someone before them probably did the exact same thing, so it's like oh, you're nothing special. The world is negative, have you noticed? xD

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think i might have thought somethings about some ppl that havn't been thought before. even if they weren't useful things =D

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I agree, and everything you think was also inspired by past influences, whether it be a parent, or something you saw on TV, or the opinion of a friend. It's a little difficult to explain. I remember we covered this topic in my philosophical issues class

by Anonymous 13 years ago

@183910: Yeah, like we as people are so heavily influenced by what's around that it's hard to be original, if at all. @184080: Like, it's original tot hat person, is that what you mean? Cause I do think that if someone tries something new to them, then it's new because of the fact that they've never tried it before. ...Lol, did that even make any sense?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The truth of the post depends on how general you're being. There are definitely specific things (i.e. relating to one's self) that, if said or thought or done, will always be original.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Like the Barenaked Ladies said, "It's all been done before."

by Anonymous 13 years ago

@184262: I know that song! ^^

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's a great song! :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I suppose I agree if you mean in terms of personal feeling and emotions etc. But then I think what about Isaac Newton? Was his thoughts thought before? Or Einstein? Just saying..

by Anonymous 13 years ago

@189002: Somebody could have thought about what gravity is before Isaac Newton, but I will agree that Newton was the first to act upon his thoughts.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Da Vinci was the first and only one to paint the Mona Lisa, and I don't see some first man stepping on the moon before Neil Armstrong

by Anonymous 13 years ago

@197022: Like I already said, just because they were the first to do so does not mean that they were the only ones with those thoughts. :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago