and that is why individual thought processes make each of us unique and there is nothing wrong with individual thought and independent thinking unless independent thought portrays itself, in a manner, which violates my independent thought or my independent thought violates your independent thought. There sometimes is something called a meeting of the minds, where the parties agree and come to terms of an agreement with each party or individual signing off to enact terms of a contract ... and in other situations there maybe is such a thing as the Vulcan mind melt. Scary, but my thoughts to your thoughts and your thoughts to mine which might also be termed a meeting of the minds. Other times there is full disagreement or dissent causing other issues where the meeting of the minds is full blown conflict. Individuals attempt to avoid conflict and rightly so but collective thought normally precedes individual thought whereby the collective in most all cases supersedes the individual thereby leaving the individual little to no voice. The systems (plural) of thought processes amongst individuals is the most complex and complicated known to humans. Both individuals and collectives attain great and destructive goals. The past always finds its way into the present. The devil I know is better than the devil I do not know but in either instance I may be dealing with the devil for most humans are something less than human. My humble opinion cloud.
Interesting opinion, n-t-i.