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Originally Posted by charles brough
This is because thinking is the use of language itself. When we think, we form the very words themselves in our minds. We cannot think without doing that!
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I beg to differ. Of course we can
think without creating 'words in our minds'. Words are not necessary for thought, but vice versa. Take riding a bike for example. Mental words are not required to know how to balance on a bike when riding one. I know it surely feels like we think in a sort of "mentalese", but thought is surely not dependent on words.
