Do you think animals have thoughts? Are they capable of hearing that little voice that we humans have in our heads? (lemmy.world)

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[-] BlackLaZoR@kbin.run 16 points 2 months ago

They don't have language, so they can't have the internal dialogue.

But can they have imagination? Since many animals have dreams, then why not?

[-] noxy@yiffit.net 1 points 2 months ago

How can you say that animals don't have language?

As I said in an earlier comment elsewhere in this post:

Have you never seen a dog wag their tail or play bow?

Have you never seen a squirrel twitching their tail at another squirrel who's encroached on their territory?

Have you never encountered any media about whale songs?

All kinds of animals have all kinds of language.

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