For example, you put yourself through university by studying hard and working full time. Then someone says, you should thank god for giving you the strength. Like wtf do you mean, I busted my ass day in and day out but I’m supposed to thank god for it?
The idea of the weird voice in your head not being “you” can make a lot of sense, in a weird way.
I also once read that the Romans believed thoughts came from your heart. I get that. After all, when you feel loss or separation, you feel it in your chest.
Still, it’s interesting to think about - why do we think thoughts come from our head? I’ve tried to imagine thoughts coming from my heart, and it doesn’t feel right. I think it might be because our eyes and ears are right there, feeding information straight into our brain. And yet the Romans believed it. It must have felt right to them, so that would indicate that it’s a socialization sort of thing. We’re told where our thoughts emanate from, and we believe it.
I guess they didn’t know what the brain did exactly, but they must have noticed from battle injuries that the brain is key to being alive.