Posted by Philip St. Romain on August 21, 19100 at 09:24:59:
In Reply to: prayer and consciousness posted by johnboy on August 18, 19100 at 10:58:49:
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: 1) To the extent that human behavioral ecology reveals a complementarity of human bimodal consciousness, what is the adaptive significance of using one mode more than another? In other words, what is the adaptive significance of a biased mode of perception?
: 2) Clearly, the rational-analytical-linguistic-active mode is an adaptation for an organism's mastery over the environment, crucial for biological survival. The nonrational-nonanalytical-nonlinguistic-passive mode is an adaptation (biological also) for creative and intuitive problem-solving and for fostering intimacy in interpersonal relationships; nondiscursive forms of meditation also have stress reduction benefits.
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Johnboy, all these months I've gone without hearing from you and this is all you can come up with? I thought you wanted a SERIOUS conversation!!! (lol, whew!)
Well, give me awhile to ponder all this and I'll put something up.
But. . . just what, exactly . . . Oh, never mind!
Bimodally impaired,
Phil