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Why do we have an internal monologue?
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What I find interesting is that supposedly, not everybody actually has an internal monologue, I just can't even imagine what that must be like. But then I start to wonder, do I even have an internal monologue, is what I experience an actual "internal monologue"? I assume that I have an internal monologue, I definitely talk to myself and I have thoughts running around my head all the time, but I don't know that I "hear" an internal monologue or what having an internal monologue is supposed to be like. Is what I experience the same thing as what everybody else is experiencing?
I hate to sound heartless, but haven't you met anyone that isn't that bright? Like they may have a heart of gold but they couldn't figure out a math equation if they were given all day. There are high school graduates that can't even find directions on a compass for a map. I imagine that the lower end of intelligence does not have a inner monologue. And some other fringe reasons.
It seems to me that you’re attempting to equate an internal monologue with intelligence, and I don’t think that’s a fair assumption. An internal monologue is just a brains way of formatting its thoughts and feelings about the information that flows in. There are many ways to do this, and one way isn’t necessarily “superior” to another. That’s just how brains work. And while many intelligent people do have this internal monologue, it’s absolutely not necessary for intelligence.
Side note, one of the most brilliant people I’ve ever met is aphasiac, and doesn’t have an internal monologue.
I'm sure it depends on how you define intelligence.
There are probably people without internal monologues who can solve any problem you put in front of them. But I do think there is a certain level of emotional intelligence that can't exist without an internal monologue. I suppose one could externalize this process and just talk aloud to themselves in order to mull something over. But even then, you likely couldn't do that all day every day. Those of us with internal monologues must glean some sort of benefit from essentially self-reflecting all day.
Granted, all of this hinges on my limited understanding of consciousness being somewhat accurate. It's possible that everyone has an internal monologue and some people just lack a connection in their brain that brings it to the forefront of their consciousness. Maybe some people's IMs are in their subconscious and inform their actions in ways they simply aren't aware of.