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Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought

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549 points orcul | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 12:10 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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fnordpiglet ◴[19 Oct 24 03:16 UTC] No.41885384[source]▶
For those who can’t and don’t think in words this is unsurprising.
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neom ◴[19 Oct 24 18:19 UTC] No.41889537[source]▶
How would someone think in words? You mean the words in the pictures or...?
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vivekd ◴[19 Oct 24 18:36 UTC] No.41889661[source]▶
I think in words. For me during thought there is a literal voice in my putting my thoughts into words.
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BarryMilo ◴[19 Oct 24 18:52 UTC] No.41889777[source]▶
Are there really people who don't know about inner monologues?
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1. IAmGraydon ◴[20 Oct 24 14:50 UTC] No.41895713[source]▶
I think it's more likely that they lack the awareness to recognize it.