Words and emotions can influence actions but ultimately actions can be performed without any words or emotions thus making words and emotions pointless.
Since when did emotions and words have the purpose of performing actions?
Also, your internal motivational engine is not rational or verbal. All biological functions which are motivation based are reliant on “emotions”.
Take procreation for example. If your brain didnt drug you past seven solar systems, you’d be left with one of the most invasive and disgusting biological functions you were ever meant to perform.
If the entire point is communication such that you have the opportunity to treat the other the way you would want to be treated, which includes taking into account what they want because that’s what you would want them to do for you… which requires being able to ask them what they want, and answer them when they ask you … which words facilitate … and emotions are in the wanting neighborhood… Then you miss the point without words and emotions. Words can take many forms, though. Actions can be a form of words that are stronger and more concrete. Words are really just anything that encodes what you want to mean. However, they can also be camouflage. That is why actions speak louder than written or spoken language. Actions are harder — even a long con is not something someone wants to put their whole life into because it’s usually just a means to the “real” (still fake… they also con themselves) end.
You can’t think effectively without using words.
You have no choice but to feel emotions. They are automatic.
So, why did you post this if words are pointless?
Emotions are part of the life of us. Take them away we are less alive. Speaking and writing by the way are actions, even though it is mere words. And a philosophy forums is a rather strange place to participate if you think words are pointless, especially online.
False you can think effectively without words animals are an example.
Yes, there are people who don’t think in words. This is called Anendophasia.
But it is a bit odd to post in a philosophy forum online and say words are pointless.
Actually, you can. My wife is anendophasic. It’s simply different. I have childhood friend who is a successfull business and he is also.
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Anendophasia can be switched on and off, depending..
Some can. But for some it’s their full time way of life.
They say “please” is a magic word.
Also yelling “fire“ in a crowded room can sometimes be magic.
And telling someone with oppositional defiance disorder to do the exact opposite of what you actually want them to do …is magic.
…and until I learn how programming works… also magic… probably even after that.
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Probably something to do with brainwave function and the state thereof.
The only reason you say that is because you are a human that uses words given your assumption I can reasonably speculate that you probably believe that humans are naturally good and that humans should dominate everything.
Yes, which makes me a human like you. I thought it was odd because you regularly post…with words. You could be painting or walking through a forest. Potentially wordless activities. But you come to a dicussion forum - which is likely to be mostly words - where you read words and write words. I don’t think humans are naturally good and should dominate everything.