#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics
Lex Fridman Podcast
Could Aliens be Thoughts?: Exploring the Origins of Consciousness
The idea that aliens could be thoughts or that consciousness itself is a method for communication with extraterrestrial beings is an interesting and liberating concept to expand our understanding of intelligent life./nJulian James' theory in the book 'The Origins of Consciousness and the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind' proposes that the ancient Greek mind heard voices of the gods and goddesses as internal commands, which they couldn't ignore./nThe theory of the breakdown of the bicameral mind is largely untestable but remains a provocative theory in the understanding of ancient Greek and Latin literature.
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