Does Thinking Take Too Much Time?

Does Thinking Take Too Much Time? In discussions of human thinking, a controversial issue has been whether thinking takes too much time and we as humans would rather go with what we are told to do or what others around us are doing. On the one hand, some argue that thinking takes too much time. From this perspective, people are becoming lazy and do not want to think for themselves, so it is easier to just agree with what others have said. On the other hand, however, others argue that humans do think for themselves and do not just agree with what others have said. In sum, then, the issue is whether humans think for themselves or they just agree what others say so they do not have to think for themselves. My own view is that humans do not think for themselves and they take what others have said and act like it is their own view. Though I concede that humans do not all think for themselves, I still maintain that some people disagree with the statement that people do not think for themselves anymore. I would reply that with the modern day technology that gives us easy ways to look up news stories and hear the latest gossip, most people do not think for themselves anymore. For example, before technology came out, people would get their ideas and information from books and newspapers which gave them room to think more about what happened and people could interpret it different ways. Now technology waters everything down that we see and makes it easier for us to just believe what others say. There are many reasons that I feel like people do not think for themselves anymore. People try to be politically correct, so they go with what they think is a smart opinion. Humans do not want to stand out and be judged, so it is easier to just go with something someone else said so you will not have to support your argument as just yours. You can have back up with another person. Another example is when you went to school as a child; you did not always have room to from your own opinion. You would just be taught something as a child and you would not have room to argue with authority. We as humans are so used to being told what to think and learn from school, that when we are out of school, we cannot even think for ourselves. You did not practice it in school and have not done it much in your life so far, so it is hard to start later in life. It is just easier to go along with what other people say because what we as humans have always done. This is not to say that all humans do not think for themselves. It is often said that we as a human race literally cannot think for themselves. Many people assume that it not possible for humans to form their own opinions, but if mankind thinks hard enough and wants something bad enough, they can. Yet some readers may challenge my view by insisting that if humans don’t think for themselves, why does all mankind not agree on everything? Of course, many will probably disagree on the grounds that humans do not think for themselves, but it is ok for everyone to have their own opinion. We all as humans think differently.