Do you think animals have thoughts? Are they capable of hearing that little voice that we humans have in our heads?TheBigBrother@lemmy.worldbanned from sitebanned from site to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 88 points – 4 months agoWhat do you think?124Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsThey don't have language, so they can't have the internal dialogue. But can they have imagination? Since many animals have dreams, then why not?How can you say that animals don't have language? As I said in an earlier comment elsewhere in this post: Have you never seen a dog wag their tail or play bow? Have you never seen a squirrel twitching their tail at another squirrel who's encroached on their territory? Have you never encountered any media about whale songs? All kinds of animals have all kinds of language.2 more...
They don't have language, so they can't have the internal dialogue. But can they have imagination? Since many animals have dreams, then why not?How can you say that animals don't have language? As I said in an earlier comment elsewhere in this post: Have you never seen a dog wag their tail or play bow? Have you never seen a squirrel twitching their tail at another squirrel who's encroached on their territory? Have you never encountered any media about whale songs? All kinds of animals have all kinds of language.2 more...
How can you say that animals don't have language? As I said in an earlier comment elsewhere in this post: Have you never seen a dog wag their tail or play bow? Have you never seen a squirrel twitching their tail at another squirrel who's encroached on their territory? Have you never encountered any media about whale songs? All kinds of animals have all kinds of language.
They don't have language, so they can't have the internal dialogue.
But can they have imagination? Since many animals have dreams, then why not?
How can you say that animals don't have language?
As I said in an earlier comment elsewhere in this post:
Have you never seen a dog wag their tail or play bow?
Have you never seen a squirrel twitching their tail at another squirrel who's encroached on their territory?
Have you never encountered any media about whale songs?
All kinds of animals have all kinds of language.