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erronis

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3. that is one of my favorite books. It has been a frequent Charades entry in my family.

Reply to dgauss (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 6, 2025, 01:37 PM

Aug 6

I think Jaynes broached a lot of topics that were off the standard medical/neurological path. Some were far out, but I believe he really got us (me - lay person) thinking about the duality of consciousness with our separate hemispheres.

I put him up there with Roger Penrose for thinking outside of the box.

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Beyond words: Study maps the cognitive force of metaphor [View all] erronis Aug 6 OP

Fascinating BoRaGard Aug 6 #1

Bookmarking to read the whole thing later, dgauss Aug 6 #2

that is one of my favorite books. It has been a frequent Charades entry in my family. erronis Aug 6 #3

Same here. I've read it twice over the years and, now thinking about it, dgauss Aug 6 #4

I'll take that as a compliment, and appreciate it. erronis Aug 6 #6

Here's one I like Blue Owl Aug 6 #5