it is apparent that we as human beings possess the power to form thoughts. For this is a quality that sets us apart from all other 'animals'. Obviously we are of the most intelligent. What distinguishes us from all other species is that our brain has the capability to think and form thoughts. We are able to create ideas, recognize, and compare objects through our senses.
The questions Locke asks are, 'how is our brain ABLE to recognize these ideas?' And are these ideas instilled in our minds from the very beginning our existence? Is it our senses taht cause us to retrigger some undiscovered innate ideas by first recognizing an object? From my point of view, I feel that as we get older, our brains are more capable of comparing and contrasting for example, right from wrong, the good from the bad, and big versus small through experience and repetition. Saying that ideas are formed right from the beginning is tough to declare as a true statement, because we are unable to distinguish and recognize 'things' until we are taught how to, or told what that 'thing' is.
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