Watching my dog sleep tonight a thought entered my head. If they (dogs) can't speak a language how do they think? Surely to have thoughts you have to be able to say words in your head. If you can't speak a language then surely you can't think? Also,if a human was brought up without human contact,by animals, surely that human wouldn't be able to think? This is as serious question by the way.
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How do animals have thoughts?
- Thread starter Tobi
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They think with images and feelings. You don't have to have human words to buzz around the noggin to be considered thinking. Humans even have thoughts before their speech develops.
I believe my dog can think, I know when it was thinking the way it tilted its head deciding what it was looking at, if it was looking at it correctly or it thinks it is what it sees.
The bigger question if they have inner monologue, if that's what you're really asking.
I believe my dog can think, I know when it was thinking the way it tilted its head deciding what it was looking at, if it was looking at it correctly or it thinks it is what it sees.
The bigger question if they have inner monologue, if that's what you're really asking.
Humans are stupid and arrogant to assume that other animals can't think just because they don't do it exactly the way a human does. They quite obviously do given behavior, reactions, clearly making choices even if it doesn't make sense to humans.
