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Sir Kenyth · 03-06-2002, 12:12 PM

Guys, your so close to the answer that you can't see it. We don't "think in words". That is to say that we don't require words for thinking. We translate our thought into words consistently because it is so natural to do so. Expressing ourselves with words is something we must nearly do all the time, so the process becomes nearly instinctual. So much so that we can beleive it to be the only way. I personally think without words all the time. Havn't you ever had a thought that you couldn't express in words? Thoughts consist of much more than the verbal translation. They consist of feelings, imagery, sensation, comparison, and the hardest part to comprehend, the abstract. Thought is natural and instinctual, words are a learned translation of those thoughts.

03-06-2002, 12:12 PM	#28
Sir Kenyth Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: August 30, 2001 Location: somewhere Age: 54 Posts: 1,785	Guys, your so close to the answer that you can't see it. We don't "think in words". That is to say that we don't require words for thinking. We translate our thought into words consistently because it is so natural to do so. Expressing ourselves with words is something we must nearly do all the time, so the process becomes nearly instinctual. So much so that we can beleive it to be the only way. I personally think without words all the time. Havn't you ever had a thought that you couldn't express in words? Thoughts consist of much more than the verbal translation. They consist of feelings, imagery, sensation, comparison, and the hardest part to comprehend, the abstract. Thought is natural and instinctual, words are a learned translation of those thoughts. __________________ Master Barbsman and wielder of the razor wit!<br /><br />There are dark angels among us. They present themselves in shining raiment but there is, in their hearts, the blackness of the abyss.