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– Ahaus667 [S] 3 points 32 days ago +3 / -0

But we do know that children who aren't taught language, don't develop any language of their own, and behave in feral and animalistic ways.

What insanity are you referring to now? The most famous example of a “feral child”, Genie was literally abused and locked away in captivity, starved, and literally tied down the majority of her life. That’s not a naturally occurring phenomenon, she wasn’t out “living with wolves”, she was heavily abused, in trauma, and without stimulus from any form of realistic existence. The second she was exposed to stimuli she learned nonverbal communication almost immediately.

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– Hematomato 2 points 32 days ago +2 / -0

Genie is far from the only example. Saturday Mthiyane, Dina Sanichar, Marcos Pantoja, the Bamberg Boy, the Girl of Issaux, Victor of Aveyron, there have been dozens of feral children, and none of them were "capable of expressing self-awareness."

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– Ahaus667 [S] 3 points 32 days ago +3 / -0

Saturday Mthiyane

Feral African who suffered extreme cognitive damage from starvation and physical damage and otherwise literally next to nothing is known about him.

Dina Sanichar

Again extreme cognitive damage from starvation

Feral children often not only lack basic social skills but also have trouble walking straight. It has been documented that Father Erhardt observed, “He cannot talk, and though undoubtedly 'Pagal' (imbecile or idiotic), still shows sign of reason, and sometimes actual shrewdness”

Marcos Pantoja

This one actually obliterates your argument. Not sure why you listed him.

Marcos' survival was possible thanks to the basic skills acquired in the previous phase of his abandonment, as well as his extraordinary natural intelligence. During his isolation, the child learned the noises of the animals with which he lived and used them to communicate with them.

Victor of Aveyron

Literally a deaf mute who was still found to have self awareness and taught himself how to cook vegetables before being captured.

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