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Fair, but there are many categories of languages. For example, I can think in formal logic. I've learned to do that, and surely my brain takes a step-by-step a
by Vampiero 2y ago
Fair, but there are many categories of languages.
For example, I can think in formal logic. I've learned to do that, and surely my brain takes a step-by-step approach to it, but I've also internalized some of it and I don't think that my proficiency with English has anything to do with it.
I could have learned the same concepts in any other language, but the end result would be the same.
And surely there are many thoughts that can't be expressed purely with words. For example all that is related to qualia. You can think of a color but you can't describe what you see in your mind's eye with words, not in a way that would let a blind person share the same experience. Or try describing "love" without making a similitude. Is love a thought? Or a feeling? Is there a meaningful difference between the two?