Comments on: Graph of Thought Procrastinating Polluting Programming Pakistani Pirate Parent Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:27:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Xiaoqian Lim http://www.reallyvirtual.com/graph-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-6405 Xiaoqian Lim Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:21:56 +0000 http://www.reallyvirtual.com/graph-of-thought#comment-6405 I actually came across your blog trying to research the origin of the phrase "train of thought" for a Rhetoric paper that I'm working on. My goal is actually what you had mentioned -- that the simplistic phrase "train of thought" conceals certain aspects of thought. I really enjoyed reading your blog, it was very insightful! I actually came across your blog trying to research the origin of the phrase “train of thought” for a Rhetoric paper that I’m working on. My goal is actually what you had mentioned — that the simplistic phrase “train of thought” conceals certain aspects of thought. I really enjoyed reading your blog, it was very insightful!

]]> By: Sohaib Athar http://www.reallyvirtual.com/graph-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-1622 Sohaib Athar Sat, 10 May 2008 16:16:05 +0000 http://www.reallyvirtual.com/graph-of-thought#comment-1622 Yes, the train in the railway sense was adapted from a train of carriages, PULLED by horses. In this context too, though, we don't pull a bunch of thoughts. I am beginning to see why telling Adam the names of things is an important incident in our religious books. Thanks again, I do keep a list of links that I find interesting, and dump the ones that are not covered by anyone after a few days, but regurgitating links makes no sense to me either, unless you add some more value to the original page/post/thought. Yes, the train in the railway sense was adapted from a train of carriages, PULLED by horses. In this context too, though, we don’t pull a bunch of thoughts.
I am beginning to see why telling Adam the names of things is an important incident in our religious books.

Thanks again, I do keep a list of links that I find interesting, and dump the ones that are not covered by anyone after a few days, but regurgitating links makes no sense to me either, unless you add some more value to the original page/post/thought.

]]> By: cache http://www.reallyvirtual.com/graph-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-1619 cache Sat, 10 May 2008 15:12:44 +0000 http://www.reallyvirtual.com/graph-of-thought#comment-1619 Heres a strange thing: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=train Seems here that the phrase "train of thought" was coined before people used the word "train" in the railway sense. So even though we think of "train of thought" as a railway train having something to do with thought it might actually have started off with a different meaning. PS: I like your blog for its originality. Its not often that you see a Pakistani blog with something other than "look what I found" posts. Heres a strange thing:

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=train

Seems here that the phrase “train of thought” was coined before people used the word “train” in the railway sense. So even though we think of “train of thought” as a railway train having something to do with thought it might actually have started off with a different meaning.

PS: I like your blog for its originality. Its not often that you see a Pakistani blog with something other than “look what I found” posts.

]]> By: Sohaib Athar http://www.reallyvirtual.com/graph-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-1608 Sohaib Athar Fri, 09 May 2008 08:56:16 +0000 http://www.reallyvirtual.com/graph-of-thought#comment-1608 You have a point there, but we normally don't follow the shortest paths when 'traveling' from one thought to another. Also, trains don't make 180 degree turns without a change in speed, they travel on near-planes on predefined paths. Neurons may look like railway lines to some, but they are not, and thought don't need shunting either. Some analogies, I understand, but I just can't seem to LINK the concept of a chain/train with the concept of thought, and this bothered me a lot (until I put it out of my mind by writing about it here) :D Thanks for visiting btw. You have a point there, but we normally don’t follow the shortest paths when ‘traveling’ from one thought to another. Also, trains don’t make 180 degree turns without a change in speed, they travel on near-planes on predefined paths. Neurons may look like railway lines to some, but they are not, and thought don’t need shunting either.
Some analogies, I understand, but I just can’t seem to LINK the concept of a chain/train with the concept of thought, and this bothered me a lot (until I put it out of my mind by writing about it here) :D
Thanks for visiting btw.

]]> By: cache http://www.reallyvirtual.com/graph-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 cache Thu, 08 May 2008 23:44:04 +0000 http://www.reallyvirtual.com/graph-of-thought#comment-1602 Well if you take "A train of thought" as a path in the graph of thought that you've just mentioned then it makes some sense. If you're talking to someone about how you got to a conclusion on a topic you would probably get rid of irrelevant nodes and paths. Kind of makes this something like a shortest path. :) Well if you take “A train of thought” as a path in the graph of thought that you’ve just mentioned then it makes some sense. If you’re talking to someone about how you got to a conclusion on a topic you would probably get rid of irrelevant nodes and paths. Kind of makes this something like a shortest path. :)

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