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Certainty of meaning in self communication

MonfortS26 December 13, 2017 at 04:57 1575 views 1 comments
How can you be certain that the meaning you are intending to convey to yourself when you think in your native language is the same as the meaning that you interpret from your own thought?

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T Clark December 13, 2017 at 08:55 #133200
Quoting MonfortS26
How can you be certain that the meaning you are intending to convey to yourself when you think in your native language is the same as the meaning that you interpret from your own thought?


Meaning isn't conveyed by language, it is created by it. The non-verbal thoughts you have don't have any meaning. There is the concept of "acting without acting." It is possible to act without conceptualizing what you are doing. Non-verbal thoughts translate directly into action without going through words/self-consciousness. It's like sublimation - ice changes to water vapor without ever going through a stage as liquid water. It's considered a good thing.