satspaabtc on Nostr: I think this is a unrealistic dichotomy that doesn't really reflect how humans ...

I think this is a unrealistic dichotomy that doesn't really reflect how humans develop.

The Jewish philosopher Martin Buber put it like this: The I becomes through the You (Das Ich wird am Du)
You wouldn't be able to think, let alone speak if you had not been addresses thousands of times by other persons.

So, if you look upon it this way, there are no true 'own' thoughts, only you creatively putting what others have lend to you 😊