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religion and schizotypal traits
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:38 am
by joe sz
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/06/ev ... ion-s.html
This lecture [long, fast paced] by a Stanford professor is good for stimulating discussion and thoughts about why rituals and and odd religious beliefs occur
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:44 am
by Caterpillar
Joe, thank you for posting the above lecture.
Here is another excellent speech by Robert Sapolsky on ?The Uniqueness of Humans?.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrCVu25wQ5s
Copied from above:
?On June 13, 2009, Robert Sapolsky, world renowned professor of neurology, neurological sciences, neurosurgery and biological sciences gave the class day lecture in association with commencement weekend 2009. Having been selected to talk by the Stanford University graduating class, Sapolsky spoke about the uniqueness of humans in relation to the rest of the animal world. A few of the topics he spoke on include aggression, theory of mind, the golden rule and pleasure.?
He also gave a speech on ?Belief and Biology? when he received the ?Emperor Has No Clothes? Award in the (non-video) link below:
http://www.ffrf.org/fttoday/2003/april/ ... t=sapolsky
P.S. I do not intend to promote "atheism" but is interesting reading from a biological perspective.