cupcakewizardSat, Jun 2, 2007 Is it possible to think without language? Is it possible to think without language? Is it possible to think without language? It's difficult to even ask myself that question without hearing my own inner dialogue.
But yes, I do think it is possible. In fleeting moments i think we've all experienced what it is to simply feel. It's in those rare instances when our minds have been captured by something so incredibly beautiful, or scary, or without explanation when the minds translation mechanism 'fails' because it seems elementary to complicate by categorizing something that is borderless.
It's possible that as we evolve and our environment changes that we'll have the opportunity to turn off the thought / translation mechanism in occasional circumstances and have the ability to experience without association of our own past experiences and perhaps go on instinct?
Is it possible to think without language? Is it possible to think without language? Is it possible to think without language? It's difficult to even ask myself that question without hearing my own inner dialogue.
But yes, I do think it is possible. In fleeting moments i think we've all experienced what it is to simply feel. It's in those rare instances when our minds have been captured by something so incredibly beautiful, or scary, or without explanation when the minds translation mechanism 'fails' because it seems elementary to complicate by categorizing something that is borderless.
It's possible that as we evolve and our environment changes that we'll have the opportunity to turn off the thought / translation mechanism in occasional circumstances and have the ability to experience without association of our own past experiences and perhaps go on instinct?