The idea that thought is the same thing as language is an example of what can be called a conventional… — Steven Pinker
The idea that thought is the same thing as language is an example of what can be called a conventional absurdity: a statement that goes against all common sense but that everyone believes because they dimly recall having heard it somewhere and because it is so pregnant with implications.
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