Posted by kendricks on January 08, 2001 at 21:03:48:
In Reply to: Re: When everything you know is wrong . . . posted by KRICO on January 08, 2001 at 19:36:21:
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You might enjoy reading "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind" by Julian Jaynes. Jaynes traces the evolution of human thought and consciousness from the most primitive cave drawings, sketches and tools to "modern" day, including the evolution (and impact of) language and speech. His theories also offer an explanation of why humans still look to gods and other "authority" figures for guidance - for example, "We must try to see man against his entire evolutionary background, where his civilizations, including our own, are but as mountain peaks in a particular range against the sky . . . Our kings, presidents, judges, and officers begin their tenures with oaths to the now silent deities taken upon the writings of those who have last heard them . . ." |
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