@TheBigBrother@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 9 months agoDo you think animals have thoughts? Are they capable of hearing that little voice that we humans have in our heads?message-square126arrow-up1103file-text
arrow-up190message-squareDo you think animals have thoughts? Are they capable of hearing that little voice that we humans have in our heads?@TheBigBrother@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 9 months agomessage-square126file-text
minus-squareNoxylinkfedilinkEnglish5•9 months agoWhy would anyone think that thought is unique to humans? Seems absurd to a frightening degree.
minus-square@humorlessrepost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-29 months agoThe voice in my head requires complex language and symbolism. I don’t doubt that they’re capable of thought, just like Helen Keller was capable of thought before having language, but I doubt that it’s like the “little voice” in my head.
Why would anyone think that thought is unique to humans? Seems absurd to a frightening degree.
The voice in my head requires complex language and symbolism. I don’t doubt that they’re capable of thought, just like Helen Keller was capable of thought before having language, but I doubt that it’s like the “little voice” in my head.