okay, weird question: if you have observable patterns of thought that manifest internally as some form of natural language (irrespective of the language or languages used — apologies for any omissions), are they experienced primarily as

@patchwork none of the above, it's just essence of words
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@patchwork or is that what "unmediated apprehension" means? i'm not sure if apprehension has another meaning than like, anxiety/fear
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@Felthry it's possible that i was using the word incorrectly, but it's similar to what i had intended -- like when knowledge or understanding suddenly appears, or how a lot of folks experience godphoning, or when some objectively un-experienced stimuli grafts itself into your memories for whatever reason. effect without apparent or expected cause.

@patchwork that's not what we meant then, i was just talking about how it feels when we're talking ot each other
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@patchwork like there's no sense of anything other than direct language comprehension
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@patchwork i don't know the words for what i'm trying to say here and that's mildly distressing
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@Felthry sorry, no, it's difficult to describe, but i think i have an understanding of the experience you are trying to convey

@patchwork like it's just pure words without any writing or signing or sounds or anything
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