Interpreting Jaynes’ theories – Is religious belief a “software glitch” in the meat computer?

Don’t call me dude: Interpreting Jaynes’ theories – Is religious belief a “software glitch” in the meat computer?
If Jaynes’ theories of the Bicameral Mind are correct, did religious people fail to make our species’ last evolutionary jump because of a software problem?

Is it caused by the insufficient comprehension of the worldview-changing concepts brought on by metaphorical language and the emergence of writing?

Or is it because of a physical brain thing, a “hardware” problem, perhaps an insufficiently-developed corpus callosum?
For those of you unfamiliar with Jaynes –

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Jaynes

Answers and Views:

Answer by Fireball
religion is real doctrines…this isnt theories here.

Answer by Rosen
I think that this is a great possibility, except to prove it one would have to try to work backwards up to 3,000 years and see what familial differences existed on a neurological basis comparing religious and none religious persons. When I say religious I mean closed minded fundamentalists vs the rest. Sociological and familial reasons wold also have to be analyzed. In psychology the concept f the Authoritarianpersonalityy is widely accepted but it’s etiology is open to question. From limited my studies of neurology, I know that persons with ADHD are more likely than others to present with a narowing of the corpus colloseum. One would then have to correlate the symptoms of these persons with a ” normal “population, and how that relates to reliegious beliefs as a neurological question. Sorry that’s the best I could do, not being an expert. Great question though.I don’t think the Bushes and the Palins would be too interested in funding this research. but might make excellent subjects.

Answer by jojokeeper
Can you say Psycho babel nonsense?

The whole idea you and the Good Dr. has presented is ludicrous.

Do us all a favor: Read a real science book….Please!

Answer by Dead Parrot Society ☮
Very interesting, and obviously very provocative.

It seems like we are talking about a very short amount of time with regard to genetic adaptation; however, it addresses questions that often don’t get discussed due to the lack of ability to argue positions against faith.

Since so many people still continue to believe in higher powers controlling our lives, and the need to worship these higher powers in the same ways our “cave man” ancestors did, I might not say that there is a glitch anywhere. I think, more likely we just haven’t made the genetic changes that would give us the ability to cope with our own finite existence, and the fact that we are very insignificant in the grand scheme of things.