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What I wonder is the difference between a philosopher and a Thinker?

A thinker may not be burdened by knowledge, which might well restrict the knowing continual thought flowing...

A philosopher may not be burdened by reforming, what doubt will retract the teaching contained fact owning...

What do you think or known to be a 'Thinker' and 'philosopher'?
And what would or could either be or the other not?

I think therefore I ask, I philosophise wherefore I task...
I think for there from thought, I philosophise from where form caught...
I think fro the finding Theory of it, to think, I philosophise for the defining history of me, to know...

Perhaps, you only a true told philosopher once you have stopped thinking and started swearing? swelling? spelling? selling?
Mayhaps, you entirely a true untold thinker ever...? daring...? dwelling...? drilling...? debiting...?

What is life but the fun unction of thinking...What is death but the numb notion of inphering?

What do you think? What do you Philosophise?
What enlivens you? What engravens you?

What of your thought is with or nowt?

Have a happy thought full day.

Metaphilosophy I tend to think, the member introduction interview to the Cause and applause, Philosophy or applied title of philosopher.

So, if you regard yourself as such, 'philosopher', when and how did this, transformation occur?

If you do not necessarily regard yourself as such as 'philosopher', what much of a thoughtful muchness would you term or title yourself?

What differentiates you and your mental mantle? What corroborates...?

Thanks

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Metaphilosophy I tend to think, the member introduction interview to the Cause and applause, Philosophy or applied title of philosopher.

So, if you regard yourself as such, 'philosopher', when and how did this, transformation occur?

If you do not necessarily regard yourself as such as 'philosopher', what much of a thoughtful muchness would you term or title yourself?

What differentiates you and your mental mantle? What corroborates...?

Thanks
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All philosophers are thinkers but not all thinkers are philosopers. I guess i started thinking of myself as a philosoper about the time i started picking up some of the jargon and using some of the thought experiment and maxims i'd run in to. Philosophy is definitely deeper than normal thinking and usually more idealist than pragmatic. Although i self-identify as a philosopher now, my work is a story, not a world view or a philosophy (even though it could be those too), because philosophy has too much baggage.