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Is it possible to think without language?

For

Thoughts are shaped by words and grammar.

Against

People feel emotions and ideas without words.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • I've tried to tap into a deeper state of consciousness by thinking beyond words, but I find it difficult to think without language.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Language changes the resolution of thought more than creating thought itself.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • The only way I can describe it is as a feeling, or emotion, there can be a whole train of thought without words.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Thought without language is done with concepts, feelings, and emotions.
    RedditOriginal language: English
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