The value of thought

Everyone knows it's best to "think before you speak" "think of the consequences" "think about what you want" "think think think". Winnie the Pooh had it right. "Think think think".

There is a ton of value in thought. People respect intellectuals and the more school you have the smarter you are. So, this makes me question the true value of thought.

It took centuries for people to realize you think with your brain and not your heart. Why do we get all our ideas from something not centrally located and protected in our body? Why were we designed that way?

I think the answer is simple. Evolution does not favor thought. It favors survival, and conscious thought does not fit the bill. But, there are other reasons too. We think with our brain at the top of our body. It allows all messages and everything to run underneath it. It rules the body top down. Our brain is not a muscle like our heart. It is an organ yes, but it is a bunch of synapses that are built through our development and life experiences. The heart doesn't change, but our brain does.

Thought is valued because of fluidity and the ability to expand to encompass new ideas and new information at an ever increasing rate. Thought exists to let us find our opinions and form our morals. This is why it is important and valued. Society values thought because it allows the existence of society.