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Can you think without words? Can you imagine how it feels to swim, something you might have done, and extend it to fly like a bird? Can you read a novel and fee
by namaria 3y ago
Can you think without words? Can you imagine how it feels to swim, something you might have done, and extend it to fly like a bird? Can you read a novel and feel emotions about characters that don't exist beyond text descriptions of their actions? Language is a way to encode thought. It's not what thoughts are made of.
- copperx 3y ago> Language is a way to encode thought. It's not what thoughts are made of. What about people who think verbally and don't have a "mind's eye"? In that case, thoughts and their encoding might be closer to 1:1.
- namaria 3y agoAre images and words the only way to think? Are these boundaries even fundamental or are they arbitrary? How does a blind deaf person think? Do you ever think in terms of sensations or movements? Can you remember a roller coaster ride, a car trip? Can you think of a taste? I find hard to conceive of people who can think only in terms of language.