The recent post re hippocampus and religion is nothing new.Julian Jaynes had written a work on the development of consciousness and the breakdown of the bicameral mind.Jaynes declared himself a psycho-archaeologist and proposed the idea that religion evolved at the same time the left side of the brain became fully functional. If I recall correctly he stated that early humans got confused about the sounds and voices emanating from within but these became externalized to an outside source,namely God. Interestingly enough the contemplative catholic orders like the Trappist monks,the Benedictines to some extent,the Carthusans,and the hermits take an extra vow of silence and believe that it is in the medium of silence that God speaks.Even the scriptures make reference to" Be still and know that I am God" There could be a case for hippocampus atrophy in comparingthe contemplative monastic orders and other forms of religious expressions,but this is for a future post. Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=11169 or send a blank email to leave-11169-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
