2006-12-06 06:20:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Im sorry i dont mean to affend. I know deaf people can think. 'i think theirfore i am'. When i think i think with words not pictures so i like how you guys said pictures i think thats really cool and Creative.A friend of mine knows some ones whos deaf and he can talk. Yeah you can talk but u dont know what it sounds like. Sorry if you took affence. Thank you for being nice about your anwsers. I didnt realize i worded it wrong.
2006-12-07 12:31:58 · update #1
Not really. Cognative functions (like thinking) aren't depended on one language or form of language.
Think about it, otherwise, babies would never learn how to talk. They have to listen - and think! - in order to learn, in order to talk.
When we think, our brain often *interprets* our thinking as words forming in our minds, but not always. That's why sometimes people will say "I don't know how to say this ..." Obviously they've thought a concept, but are unable to put it in words. This also demonstrates that thinking is *not* just "talking in your mind."
You formulate your thoughts in English. You "hear" them in English. A Spaniard "hears" them in Spanish. The thought process is the same; just the format changes. Likewise, a deaf person's thought process is similar, just the format is different.
2006-12-06 06:43:14 · answer #1 · answered by Elise K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No actually "talking in your mind" is not what happens when a lot of people think. Thinking happens conceptually as well. Like when you think of the color red do you only hear the word "red" in your mind or do you actually see the color?? That is just a brief example of conceptual thought as I don't want to overload yuor mind with too many words. Also, one of my best friends is deaf, and I am pretty sure she can think enough to never ask a question this silly.
2006-12-06 08:43:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you joking, everyone thinks before they talk, a deaf human being is not stupid because they can not verbalize. Deafness takes away your hearing not your mind. Are you not eating the proper foods to nourish your brain with the knowledge of human biology. You live in a body you know nothing about
2006-12-06 18:03:21 · answer #3 · answered by Lesha a Canadian. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are def people who do speak you know!!! There are a few who are actors on TV! WOW, some people are pretty ignorant these days. Anyways, I agree with the first answerer. Have you ever thought in your mind with out hearing. It's acutally the same way. When people meditate they are trying to do this ...to block out all sound and only hear in their mind. Been trying to do it for years.
2006-12-06 06:51:17 · answer #4 · answered by nor2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your not deaf how do you think? You don't need to hear to think, you use what's between your ears.
2006-12-06 06:40:01 · answer #5 · answered by mharrop@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋