[Mike Darancette]

Einstein thought in pictures, he said.

But, Einstein had to be able to think in language (be it English, German or mathematics) to convey his pictures to the "language thinking" world".

I would think most people do some thinking in non-language ways such as remembered smells, tastes, noises and sights. Some of these non-language thoughts probably defy translation to traditional languages.

Imagine the Autistic who cannot covey his hunger, thirst or boredom to the speaking world.

Methinks this author's mental machinations are aimed at making irrelevant the very qualities that make man superior to the lesser (very un-PC) animals.

[RightWhale]

It's a mixture of all these. The various brain lobes seem to specialize in different functions all the way from conscious motor control to subconscious feelings. But, back to language. The language one uses seems to affect how one thinks. Thought associations seem to be different between Englishmen and Chinese, for example. Engineers can often visualize better in 3-D than can non-engineers. Musicians and mathematicians are often the same people. Politicians can't imagine anything beyond the next election. Lawyers see a different world than the one we think we live in. It's not all language differences, but something must account for the fact that sports is in a different section of the paper than theater.

[GigaDittos]

Maybe the language which he may have thought in, were pictures of the words he was thinking of.