Obviously the thing you are thinking about is not the same as your thinking about it, nor the same as your brain state when thinking about it. Thinking about a thing is necessarily and definitionally distinct from the thing.
The question however is whether there is anything to "thinking about thing" other than the brain state you have when doing so. This is unknown at this time.
Obviously the thing you are thinking about is not the same as your thinking about it, nor the same as your brain state when thinking about it. Thinking about a thing is necessarily and definitionally distinct from the thing.
The question however is whether there is anything to "thinking about thing" other than the brain state you have when doing so. This is unknown at this time.