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Re:The thoughts running through our heads are more varied th... by jacobolus on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @01:37PM (#20812378)
> Like, when you're thirsty and see a bottle of water on the counter, why think to yourself "I'm thirsty. There's some water there I can drink." Who are you talking to?

There is probably some miscommunication happening here. Do people regularly turn every intended action into a sentence in their mind? Like some kind of play-by-play sports commentary about their full life? I certainly do not do this, and I would expect most people do not.

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Re:The thoughts running through our heads are more varied th... by NoodleIncident on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @08:40PM (#20815820)
The Fine Article says that some people do have a voice in their heads 100% of the time, or at least report that they do at 100% of sampled moments.

I haven't introspected enough to know where I fall on that scale, but your example doesn't sound weird to me. If I'm home alone I'd probably say it out loud.

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