2006-09-30 23:41:10 · 14 answers · asked by flopps 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I don't think so..
For example, A cat takes forever to make up its mind, constantly asking itself do I really want to go outside...The cat weights the pros and cons, before making the final discission...Is the cat thinking and talking to itself in its mind? Yes
2006-09-30 23:47:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Self awareness is the capability available only to humans.
How to use it, how much to use it, whether to use .. etc...
is also a choice , and thinking, talking to ourselves, even others relating to us as " I " is a consequential action !
It is also the very same capability that can deepen the perception beyond even sense organs (only an experiential thing, no logic can prove it ) !
2006-10-01 07:41:55 · answer #2 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Daisy!
Our cat is quite often sitting in the kitchen, looking up to the cheese and is quite obviously talking to the little angle cat on one shoulder and the little devil kitten on the other, discussing if the cheese is really worth being locked out of the house for a few hours.
They must have proper discussions, because sometimes she goes for it and sometimes not...
2006-10-01 06:56:01 · answer #3 · answered by Hipira 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try asking that to a cat and see if he says "Oh sorry, was just thinking to myself there.".
Some may do in their own animal language, but it would probably be very simple stuff. I would only presume that things such as elephants, dolphins, or monkies might have any kind of imagination strong enough to talk to themselves.
2006-10-01 06:50:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps your question is "language" based. My dogs understand certain commands and I think they're very smart, but I think they are more sensory input beings. They have learned behaviour according to their training and the discipline and love shown to them.
2006-10-01 06:53:32 · answer #5 · answered by Jaza242 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
angles, And God most certainly can.
not sure about animals,
I imagine that they are picture orientated not verbally oriented.
Just like an infant before they learn words.
2006-10-01 06:49:25 · answer #6 · answered by papeche 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know. Other species react to instinct and conditioning.
2006-10-01 08:47:30 · answer #7 · answered by sweet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how can that be proved it your including the animal life?
2006-10-01 06:44:52 · answer #8 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can't communicate with any other species, so how would we know?
2006-10-01 06:45:12 · answer #9 · answered by RM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont really know but perhaps we can
2006-10-01 07:04:07 · answer #10 · answered by A Sincere Hard-of-Hearing Man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋