How do animals have thoughts?

[Accy cyclist]

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.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

 

[Drago]

That's deep man, deep.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Watching my dog sleep tonight a thought entered my head.

Well that's you sorted then.

 

[Hill Wimp]

How does my friends son, who was born deaf and dumb think then ????

 

[Accy cyclist]

How does my friends son, who was born deaf and dumb think then ????

A good question.

 

[arch684]

Maybe they think about somebody making stew with there food

 

[Accy cyclist]

Maybe they think about somebody making stew with there food

Let's not go down that road again.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Right,so i'm thinking now about going down the pub. I'm having those thoughts by using the English language. If i couldn't speak a language then i couldn't be having that thought,right?

 

[potsy]

Is this for real?

 

[Accy cyclist]

Is this for real?

Of course it is. I've often wondered this. Do you see where i'm coming from?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

 

[potsy]

Do you see where i'm coming from?

Rarely.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Rarely.

But maybe on this occasion?

 

[Smokin Joe]

Of course it is. I've often wondered this. Do you see where i'm coming from?

No, but we know where you're going.