Lateral Thinking

[Bender]

Do you know what it is?

Are you philosophically enlightened to the point that your thinking isn't conditioned to the point that it can only go forwards or backwards?

Thinking lateral is called being sideways, like: 'I'm sideways, thug life motherfucker, criiiime pays!'


Some peoples minds are really in a box, literally. The people I come across. Because I use my vocabulary how I like, when I say 'comprehend' instead of using the word 'understand' people say to me 'comprehend is a big word'. How is 'comprehend' a big word when it only has 3 syllables? These are the types of conversations I have with some people.

Someone else said that I am simple, wtf! I said 'look dude I'm a human, not a simple. Simple isn't a species.' And then he goes on to talk about people who are simple are stupid. How is simple stupid, when the two are not remotely synonymous? That's like saying A is B when A is a vowel and B a consonant. Yes I am simple to the point that I know the basics (of grammar, that's what our conversation was about). So what if I choose to use simple words. Our argument ended when I asked him to give me a complicated example of grammar when he didn't even know what a synonym was.

 

[keco52]

OMG I used to have to do lateral thinking puzzles in grade school...I think.

Like...a man is laying on the floor in a pool of blood and there's no footsteps blah blah blah...what happened? HATE IT!!!!!

 

[EDouble]

int gotta air out your disgruntled opd for lack of ielf on here wnowledge bou side ways

 

[S O F I]

Some peoples minds are really in a box, literally. The people I come across. Because I use my vocabulary how I like, when I say 'comprehend' instead of using the word 'understand' people say to me 'comprehend is a big word'.

This just doesn't make sense. Your personal example doesn't demonstrate that some people's minds are in a box. Lack of vocabulary doesn't equal to one's mind in a box. When people say that someone's mind is in a box, they usually mean that the person only thinks one way and doesn't allow for perspective. I don't think that works with a person who doesn't know a synonym for "understand".


Plus, organize your thoughts. Do you wish to discuss lateral thinking or improper education?

 

[Cooper]

By lateral thinking do you mean considering a wide range of solutions to problems where other people would only see the obvious?

 

[ill-matic]

i get the impression that you really reallly try to come across as being intelligent

 

[Illuminattile]

OMG I used to have to do lateral thinking puzzles in grade school...I think.

Like...a man is laying on the floor in a pool of blood and there's no footsteps blah blah blah...what happened? HATE IT!!!!!

Some of those are just awful. There are so many possible answers, it's barely worth thinking about.

 

[Tha_Wood]

lol i used to love those thing back in primary school. my teacher said i was a lateral thinker

 

[mic ka]

what the fuck

 

[Illuminattile]

what the fuck

Is that a lateral thinking problem?

 

[Little Skittle]

I agree with Ill-matic. You sound like you are trying to impress us with how intelligent you are, but you don't sound intelligent at all.

 

[Bender]

I agree with Ill-matic. You sound like you are trying to impress us with how intelligent you are, but you don't sound intelligent at all.

So what you are saying is that you would be the type of person to say 'comprehend' is a big word when I have already explained why it isn't?

If you're gonna contradict me don't post here. Constructive criticism only please.

By lateral thinking do you mean considering a wide range of solutions to problems where other people would only see the obvious?

... or only see what 'they' see, yes.

Lateral thinking dissolves our tendancy to be prejudice when it comes to things like perspectives.

This just doesn't make sense. Your personal example doesn't demonstrate that some people's minds are in a box. Lack of vocabulary doesn't equal to one's mind in a box. When people say that someone's mind is in a box, they usually mean that the person only thinks one way and doesn't allow for perspective. I don't think that works with a person who doesn't know a synonym for "understand".


Plus, organize your thoughts. Do you wish to discuss lateral thinking or improper education?

I wish to discuss lateteral thinking, in solving the problems of improper education.

We all learned things at school, some good, some bad. My school education in no way surmounts to my own pinnacle of understanding. Those whom I consider my 'teachers' didn't work in a school.

I propose that lateral thinking is a solution to common prejudices of perspective.



Lateral thinking example: The large mountain.
I state that 'nothing has the inherent quality of size', even a mountain. There is no 'big' mountain, there is only the mountain. The size of the moutain only comes into the equation through comparison, with another mountain. For the mountain could never be big on it's own. Its size is only justified when it is compared to something else. That's why I say size is not an inherent quality. A big mountain is small when compared to a one bigger than it, the same way a small mountain is big when it is compared to one of lesser hieght.

The concept of size is one of polarity, the same as all things that can be contrasted, good/bad, dark/light etc.

The example I used of vocabulary is justified through size: one person thinks that a word is big, while I on the other hand can state and explain why it is not. That is called lateral thinking.

 

[S O F I]

So what you are saying is that you would be the type of person to say 'comprehend' is a big word when I have already explained why it isn't?

If you're gonna contradict me don't post here. Constructive criticism only please.

... or only see what 'they' see, yes.

Lateral thinking dissolves our tendancy to be prejudice when it comes to things like perspectives.




I wish to discuss lateteral thinking, in solving the problems of improper education.

We all learned things at school, some good, some bad. My school education in no way surmounts to my own pinnacle of understanding. Those whom I consider my 'teachers' didn't work in a school.

I propose that lateral thinking is a solution to common prejudices of perspective.



Lateral thinking example: The large mountain.
I state that 'nothing has the inherent quality of size', even a mountain. There is no 'big' mountain, there is only the mountain. The size of the moutain only comes into the equation through comparison, with another mountain. For the mountain could never be big on it's own. Its size is only justified when it is compared to something else. That's why I say size is not an inherent quality. A big mountain is small when compared to a one bigger than it, the same way a small mountain is big when it is compared to one of lesser hieght.

The concept of size is one of polarity, the same as all things that can be contrasted, good/bad, dark/light etc.

The example I used of vocabulary is justified through size: one person thinks that a word is big, while I on the other hand can state and explain why it is not. That is called lateral thinking.

So, not seeing things in relative terms.

 

[Bender]

So, not seeing things in relative terms.

You spelled it out.

 

[Bender]

From what's been said already:

Thinking out of relative terms seems to be the most rational way of thinking.

Whereas, thinking in relative terms seems to be irrational.


That statement sounds like a contradiction, logic would assume that it is the other way round. But I don't yet have a good example or explanation of this theory.