> "From
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> > i agree with you 100%.
> > i think a different cultural background makes you think different,
> > but a different language doesn't.
>
> Doesn't make you *think* different. Language allows one to think
> abstractly. In that, I'm reminded of an analogy I read once, but it was
> originally in a religious book, speaking of culture's effect on how you
> view the Bible.
>
> Anyhoo, this author said that he has a very strong prescription for his
> eyeglasses. Without glasses, he can hardly see at all, but they distort
> his peripheral vision. In the same way, without language, you cannot
> think abstractly, but language can distort the way you view certain
> things, thus *indirectly* affecting your worldview. In addition,
> language can help shape culture by making it more difficult to discuss
> some concepts, and easier to discuss others. If a language lacked words
> for concepts like "freedom", it would be difficult to discuss them.
>
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