Before coming to any decision at any given point in time, we practically think about everything we can ever imagine. We use thinking to think about the possible outcome of nearly every action we will take while taking a lot of variables into consideration. No other living being does this as they are all ruled by instincts and basic needs.

But, how do we think? How are we able to visualize imagined concepts into reality? How are we able to organize our thoughts so well that we have come to understand a lot of things about our environment?

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