High level patterns of activations, aka naratives, language is a representation of that, language is the substrate of societies
But if language is not the substrate of thought (unlike what a programming language is for programs), then what is the substrate of thought?
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You are talking about thought using language. Don't confuse that with language being the thinking.
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Possibly: desire/will/intention with logic/logical coherence
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Or just the physical body being in the world.
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We need world models to think. Languages are good for abstract representations. So, they are 'a' substrate of thought.
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For me it is always some 2D/3D objects/scenes/flashbacks/diagrams flying around in my head.
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Language has never been my 1st choice of tool for thinking about matters. It has been sth I translate my images into for communication.
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Are you familiar with Terrence Deacon's book The Symbolic Species?
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