The Modern Mind May Be 100k Years Old (2016)

Re:The Modern Mind May Be 100k Years Old (2016) by sneak on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @02:44PM (#21983914)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicameralism_(psychology)

There is a theory that humans only developed consciousness in the last 2-3000 years, based on literary sources, and that we were sort of guided by what were in fact auditory hallucinations (generated by another, less connected part of our brains) before that time.

Interesting idea.

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Re:The Modern Mind May Be 100k Years Old (2016) by ajuc on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @03:30PM (#21984445)

It's funny how modern psychology is so much like ancient philosophy of nature - assuming random things because it feels sensible and arguing about them using analogies and magical thinking.

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Re:The Modern Mind May Be 100k Years Old (2016) by rladd on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @02:50PM (#21984006)

Is that a theory or more of a very weak hypothesis?

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Re:The Modern Mind May Be 100k Years Old (2016) by sneak on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @02:54PM (#21984066)

Of the idea, Richard Dawkins said:

> “It is one of those books that is either complete rubbish or a work of consummate genius; Nothing in between! Probably the former, but I'm hedging my bets.”

Even if it’s totally wrong, it is an interesting thought experiment.

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Re:The Modern Mind May Be 100k Years Old (2016) by rladd on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @03:22PM (#21984368)

Yes, but a thought experiment is not a theory.

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