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What is he thinking about? The answer to this question depends on whether we believe the figure represents a man or a god. If he is a god, then surely he is pondering the creation of the universe. But this awesome person is too lifelike to be a god. He belongs to the world, not the heavens. Maybe he is thinking of creation: his thoughts, however, are of the creation of art. The Thinker represents the artist.