Stephen said -

The last book I read on the subject, or at least started to read, (Pinker - The Language Instinct) suggested that we think non-verbally.

Great book. Have you read any Chomsky?

Pinker was doing so well, then he turned to trying to define female sexuality and made a total hash of it.

Linguistic philosophers are probably so used to this process of translation that they are not aware that it happens !

Yes. I tend to think they aren't that different from me, they just refuse to give credence to events that they can't categorise in linguistic terms.

On a Blake's 7 note - how would this affect Cally's Telepathy ? As explained in Time Squad it would correspond with this theory. Cally can send because she has translated her thoughts into *speech* but cannot read minds, presumably because one's thoughts are too inchoate. In later episodes she is capable of receiving emotions but not thought. (At least, as far as I recall).

Any thoughts ?

My thought is that I hope you are coming to Redemption so you can come along to my panel on telepathy in fiction.

Steve - when is it? I never got a program

Alison

PS 'inchoate' isn't that a fantastic word