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by minnespectrum
Mon Sep 02, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: 4.0. Hypothesis Four: Jaynes's Neurological Model for the Bicameral Mind
Topic: The Bicameral Body
Replies: 1
Views: 1678

The Bicameral Body

Given that many diseases are known to have a psychosomatic or neurologically-based component, one may wonder whether Jaynesian consciousness (or the lack thereof) might have actually caused changes in the whole body , not just the brain. This is a highly speculative question since we can’t just go b...
by minnespectrum
Thu May 16, 2024 5:17 pm
Forum: 4.0. Hypothesis Four: Jaynes's Neurological Model for the Bicameral Mind
Topic: Bicamerality in pets?
Replies: 0
Views: 5675

Bicamerality in pets?

I was reading one of the criticisms of Jaynes’ work (and the response to it posted on this site), and the criticism hinged on how the “man” half of the brain would be able to obey the “god” half’s instructions, if it wasn’t already conscious? I think part of the problem might be the use of “god” and...
by minnespectrum
Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Olfactory hallucinations
Replies: 2
Views: 4407

Olfactory hallucinations

When most people hear the word hallucination, they usually think of the auditory or visual kind. However, smell-related hallucinations exist too. There are two terms for them: phantosmia means smelling an odor when none is present, while parosmia is when a real odor is perceived differently than it ...
by minnespectrum
Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: 2.4. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Religion & the Bicameral Mind
Topic: Voodoo and the Bicameral Mind
Replies: 1
Views: 7754

Voodoo and the Bicameral Mind

Because of the ongoing violence in Haiti, I started researching more into the history of the country. Specifically, I wanted to see what is motivating one of the gang leaders responsible for the recent attacks (Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier). One article I read mentioned that he admires former dictator...
by minnespectrum
Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:31 am
Forum: 2.5. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Schizophrenia
Topic: Justin Mohn’s Deadly Delusions
Replies: 1
Views: 13402

Justin Mohn’s Deadly Delusions

Justin Mohn is a man from Levittown, Pennsylvania who is currently awaiting trial for the grisly slaying of his own father, Michael Mohn. The case attracted national attention due to a video Justin posted on YouTube, in which he ranted that the government and “woke mobs” were destroying America, and...
by minnespectrum
Fri Dec 22, 2023 10:02 pm
Forum: 1.0. Hypothesis One: Consciousness Based On Language
Topic: Consciousness and Time
Replies: 5
Views: 9613

Re: Consciousness and Time

I thought of something else along similar lines: the difference between eternalism (also known as four-dimensionalism) and presentism as a philosophy of time. This is partially orthogonal to the “open vs. closed” view of time; one could potentially be an open presentist, a closed eternalist, or an o...
by minnespectrum
Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Javier Milei, loneliness, and the bicameral mind
Replies: 2
Views: 3791

Javier Milei, loneliness, and the bicameral mind

If you’ve been following the news recently, you know that Argentina just elected a president who is quite “out there”, having run on an extreme anarcho-capitalist platform. He won because of widespread popular dissatisfaction with his opponent’s party, which stemmed from the dismal state of the Arge...
by minnespectrum
Fri Oct 20, 2023 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I am working on a book…
Replies: 0
Views: 9324

I am working on a book…

I’m actually working on writing something right now that connects to Jaynes’ theory. It’s going to be a three-part book, which hopefully will challenge a lot of people’s underlying assumptions. The first part draws parallels between the current sociopolitical situation in the United States and that ...
by minnespectrum
Mon Sep 25, 2023 2:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Scientific American—“Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe?”
Replies: 0
Views: 9462

Scientific American—“Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe?”

Here’s another article that uses the word consciousness to mean something very different from what Jaynes meant by the term. The sad thing is that they could have easily used another word (like “perception” or “awareness”); if they had done so, the ideas in the article would have been clearer, and ...
by minnespectrum
Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:52 pm
Forum: 2.6. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: The Mentality of Pre-Literate & Pre-Modern Peoples
Topic: Bicameralism and Regality Theory
Replies: 1
Views: 15063

Bicameralism and Regality Theory

I wonder if anyone’s ever done a comparison between Jaynes’ theories and those of Agner Fog, known for his theory of regal and kungic societal structures , or regality theory ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regality_theory ). The two theories aren’t necessarily incompatible, as the regality theory h...
by minnespectrum
Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:37 pm
Forum: The Bicameral Mind in Fiction, Film & Popular Culture
Topic: Costin Alamariu: An Incoherent Pervert
Replies: 1
Views: 10076

Costin Alamariu: An Incoherent Pervert

I wonder if anyone here has heard of a book called Bronze Age Mindset , written by “Bronze Age Pervert” (believed to be a pseudonym of a man named Costin Alamariu). “Bronze Age Pervert” is highly active on social media under that name, and his book has gained a following among some (mostly young) fa...
by minnespectrum
Fri Aug 25, 2023 9:01 am
Forum: 1.0. Hypothesis One: Consciousness Based On Language
Topic: Consciousness and Time
Replies: 5
Views: 9613

Re: Consciousness and Time

I find the idea of a tension between psychedelics and addictive substances very interesting. I think that the parallel could be extended beyond just chemical substances as well (for instance, many popular activities such as gambling or social media use are known to be potentially addictive). I live ...
by minnespectrum
Tue Aug 15, 2023 1:02 pm
Forum: 1.03. Hypothesis One: Consciousness Based On Language | Subtopic: Consciousness and AI
Topic: Why ChatGPT isn’t conscious (yet): A Jaynesian Perspective
Replies: 1
Views: 10418

Why ChatGPT isn’t conscious (yet): A Jaynesian Perspective

Unlike some theories of consciousness (such as the Penrose/Hameroff model), Jaynes’ theory of consciousness is substrate-independent (since it views consciousness as a creation of language, rather than focusing specifically on the inner workings of neurons). This means that according to Jaynes’ mode...
by minnespectrum
Mon Aug 07, 2023 9:37 pm
Forum: 1.0. Hypothesis One: Consciousness Based On Language
Topic: Consciousness and Time
Replies: 5
Views: 9613

Consciousness and Time

Did Julian Jaynes ever relate his theory to the way different societies have perceived time (as either cyclical/closed or linear/open)? It seems there are strong parallels, since the gradual change from a “closed” timeline to an “open” one overlaps with what Jaynes considered to be the bicameral era...
by minnespectrum
Sat Jul 22, 2023 10:31 pm
Forum: 1.0. Hypothesis One: Consciousness Based On Language
Topic: Jaynesian consciousness and Turing completeness
Replies: 1
Views: 4112

Jaynesian consciousness and Turing completeness

There is an important concept in computing theory called Turing completeness, which says that any system that is Turing complete can simulate any other system. If you have a computer language (or even other types of systems, like Conway’s Game of Life or Minecraft), and it has access to an infinite ...

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