
Iain McGilchrist, ’We Need to Act’
Rebel Wisdom
The Left Hemisphere Is Always Right
The left hemisphere, as people used to think, is not unemotional. It has emotions and the emotions it is particularly responsible for are anger and disgust. And it also goes with a sense of self righteousness. When things have been pointed out to it that it gets wrong, or it hasn't was able to do them, it will flatly deny that there is any problem because it is always right. So when people are immutable in their attachment to an idea, are angry and self righteous about it,. disparage and are disgusted by anybody who can disagree with them. For me, as a neuro scientist andas a psychiatrist, that is alarm bells. These people are going somewhere we do
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