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Re:Language is primarily a tool for communication rather tha... by RaftPeople on Saturday June 22, 2024 @12:10PM (#40760057)
> That is thinking slow for you?? How do you reach conclusions or how do you know the reasons why you reached the conclusion?

Are you thinking that using words during thinking helps with reaching conclusions and knowing why you reached the conclusion?

For me it's just there, the thoughts, the facts, the logic, the sequence, the connections, etc. Expressing all of that in words happens afterward (if it happens).

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Re:Language is primarily a tool for communication rather tha... by mewpmewp2 on Saturday June 22, 2024 @05:27PM (#40762361)
I don't even know how to think without words. I thought thinking literally means using words in sequence to problem solve. At least I used to think so. If someone says they are going to think about something I have always thought that they were going to focus on their inner monologue of sequence of words.
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