Someone typed up an interesting comment to the class notes [please read], and it caused me to add this topic-
The phrases "Think before you speak" or "Talking before you think" come to mind when I think about that last little philosophical question that was asked of us before we left class the other day. It is really a thought provoking question. (Please forgive the pun if there is any.)
I have come to a personal conclusion that there are many levels to the thought process or different levels of classification that may be made.
Some of the examples given about feral children for instance brought me to this conclusion. You could say that there are least two distinct levels of thought. One is fueled by primitive needs and natural instincts; it is something that is almost inborn. The other is fueled by a higher order. Things that are required to be able to type up analysis and understand it let us say for example. Now I am not say that these stages are easy to define. They also seem to possess smaller mini-stages or levels within themselves.
Medical research has laid out that different areas of the brain are used for certain types of thinking. I suppose one could make the argument that depending upon what it is, it is possible to talk before you think. Though I do not really believe so.
I cannot recall who said this, but they were correct in stating, “Thinking is a necessity to being able to talk.”
Overall I would have to conclude that the formation of a thought always comes before the ability to talk. Granted there are many different levels and stages to the process, but I would have to say that talking is the function of thought. You could also conclude talking is just a means for us to be able to express our thoughts to others; that that is the only real reason who vocalize in the first place.
Jennifer Gartman
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I think that you are right in that if we are talking, we have thought about what we said beforehand and thus, it should not be called speaking without thinking. However, I have been in situations where I have opened my mouth and said thoughts that I would never have said aloud if I had shut my mouth in the first place. I think that subconsciously, we want to say things that we believe to be true, even at the inconvenience of our public selves. I also believe that some part of us enjoys saying scandalous things. This, however, is indeed just my opinion. I enjoyed your post!
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