In particular, it's a framework for observing thoughts. By wording a thought, you are forced to scrutinize & refine it, make it more logical
Language is not the same as thought, but without it, thinking is crippled. It's a tool for thinking: for storage, recall, communication...
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Is language a "serialization" of thought, where serialization process automatically includes validation/cleaning/optimization?
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It also feels like language is the direct expression of intelligence. Our intelligence is ultimately limited by our ability to express it.
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I don't buy that at all. So many intelligent behaviors are inexpressible. (esp. social status & cooperative behavior)
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Would you consider Mathematics as Language for similar reasons, since Math too is "a tool for thinking: for storage, recall, communication"?
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Math has slightly different properties but it is conceptually similar to language: a formal framework to cast intuitive thoughts
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If you haven't read it already, you might enjoy "From Bacteria to Bach and Back" by
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It also creates massive amounts of feedback data via expression (in any form), which can not be emphasized enough.
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thinking is impossible without language. We should all know that by know since Wittgenstein.
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