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Originally Posted by lindagarrette
Julian Janes' theory of the bicameral mind which I've referenced several times is that many entire civilizations were not conscious. His example is the Greeks during a period Homer wrote his epics. In the Illiad, everyone acted based on "voices" from the gods. In the Oddysey, the gods are there but their messages are indirect. People appear to act on their own volition. Children are not conscious until a certain age. In other words, it is a learned trait. Janes explains his theory very convincingly. I was almost taken in. He could be right. People in the Julian Janes Societies seem to think so.
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I question that. Though, I am not convinced, I am also lack a critical arguement to knock it.
Maddog
