Re: the correlation between language, thoughts and intelligence
kurosh,
Good thread. I have a lot of thoughts on this that maybe I'll get to later. But, two quick points.
1: Based on lots of anecdotal evidence, I think that people who grow up bilingual have an easier time learning lots of things (not just languages). Especially if the languages are completely different. I feel like people's brains get wired a little differently when they learn two completely different ways of communicating in their early formative years.
2: Most people who read a lot at an early age also seem to turn out smarter than most. I suspect there are lots of other contributing factors here (prob a culture/family of education, maybe better resources, etc), but I do think that reading is about much more than just vocabulary and information. Reading a ton at an early age imo exposes people to different thought and logic processes and perspectives, all of which contribute to overall smarter people.
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