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- Jul 11, 2014
He doesn't have a thought "process"
"Thoughts" -- and I use the term loosely -- just happen for him.
Actually, I agree with this. Chris' actions don't seem to include concepts like cause and effect: "if I respond to the trolls, they'll have more material to use against me," "if I buy Legos now, I won't have enough for essentials later," "if I leave this mess lying around, it could become a fire hazard," etc. His pattern of action seems to be almost entirely instinctive, stimulus = response, with no reflection at all. Works fine if you're a fish or a lizard, but not so much for homo sapiens sapiens.
The interesting question now, however, is what will happen if Barb dies or is incapacitated somehow? Will Chris' higher-level thought processes re-engage, or will he maintain the lizard-brain holding pattern of stimulus = response?