Are We Enslaved to One Side of the Brain? - The Sickness of Modern Man
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Thank you for your work, god bless you.
This video presents a compelling narrative that resonates deeply with the current societal milieu. The hypothesis introduced by Iain McGilchrist is not only thought-provoking but also serves as a clarion call for introspection about our cognitive biases and their impact on society.
McGilchrist’s assertion that an over-reliance on one hemisphere of the brain leads to a skewed worldview is a fascinating exploration of the human psyche. It suggests that our collective consciousness is suffering from a sort of hemispheric dominance that skews our perception and decision-making processes. This dominance, characterized by stubbornness, a lack of empathy, and a desire for power, is indeed symptomatic of a larger disconnection from the nuanced realities of life.
What strikes me most about this video is the urgent need it highlights for a balanced approach to cognition. The modern age, with its relentless pace and emphasis on quantifiable success, seems to have exacerbated this cerebral imbalance. The result is a society that values competition over collaboration, output over creativity, and certainty over curiosity.
However, the video also offers a beacon of hope. It implies that through awareness and deliberate effort, we can recalibrate our cognitive processes. By fostering an environment that encourages empathy, embraces uncertainty, and values the interconnectedness of all things, we can begin to heal the ‘sickness’ that plagues our age.
In essence, this video is not just an exposition of a neurological hypothesis; it is a philosophical inquiry into the nature of our existence and a roadmap for societal healing. It challenges us to ponder on the kind of world we want to inhabit and the steps we must take to forge a future that is not only sustainable but also flourishing in the truest sense.
This is total crap I developed eye problems with my right eye and have diminished Vision in my right eye so where I used to be right side dominant I now grew up to become more left-hand dominant and left side dominant and I can say with confidence that whatever side you normally stay in try to go into the other side and balance out the energy in your brain just try to feel it
Brilliant timing on this topic!
@@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler I have had a shift myself. As a kid I was somewhat ambidextrous; but at age 30 a hand injury forced my brain to rewire.
So the problem is that our politicians and bureaucrats are NOT in their RIGHT MINDS !
😂 all but!
😂😂😂
I think you nailed it.
It's easy to blame the politicians for every thing, but politicians are nothing but the reflection of our collective will...
It's easy to blame the politicians for everything, but the politicians are nothing more than a reflection of our collective will....
I think the problem with society today may be that too many people don't use either side of their brains.
💯 agree.. . 😂😅🤣
I use the amygdala. 😬
🤣 True story!
That seems to be the case
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The biggest con of our age is the promotion of ignorance, stupidity, gratification which gives rise to our apathetic culture (modernity).
This channel is gold.
A golden experience for my mind.
It is.
It’s been gold. Glad I found it years ago
indeeed
Almost every video they make is a home run.
After listening to many dozens of hours of presentations by, and conversations with, Dr. McGilchrist, and being in the middle of reading his book, "The Master and His Emissary," I can tell you that exploring his work is well worth your time and effort. This is absolutely fascinating stuff that has forever changed how I see the world.
TL:DR put his books on your shelf and give a listen to some videos featuring him. You'll be rewarded however you choose to engage the material.
I second this. He is reliably able to relate his work to many contexts, all of which add insight and value to the foundational thesis and understandings. I read his books slowly, and use them often as a reference. Have spent the past year working through The Matter With Things, and each time I explore or revisit a new chapter, it alights me with new insight.
His lucid writing style is a big part of the power of his works, and while it can't reduce the sheer volume of the material, it does make the material enjoyable and accessible...never tedious.
If there is a drawback to his work, it is as you say, that it can touch both broad and deep aspects of one's worldview, and therefore inevitably requires a fair amount of mental energy, but this is why his now substantial body of spoken word discussions, lectures and even chapter deep dives on his youtube channel are such a wonderful complement to his books: his charming, jovial, grounding good nature avoids any sense that the knowledge is esoteric as he communicates it all in a very common sense manner somehow despite the magnitude if its wide reaching implications.
No one feels right at home with bureaucracy. It’s more like society is a separate organism using all of us as it’s left brain
O how wrong You are :D!
plenty people enjoy it, make it source of their employment and important element of their identity. There are plenty of people who thrive in beaurocratic environment and create useless rules and beaurocratic "beings" and the reason they can do it is because there's plenty of other people who eagerly support rules and regulations.
Until transdisciplinarity and honest communication prevail, we're doomed to kill this planet we inhabit.
Humans in ignorance, humans under toil and exploitation, they just cannot think that well. Specially under caloric deficit. For humanity is a single being.
Humans on privilege, don't want to receive new information and also end up in ignorance.
But we're not supposed to light up a candle and then hide it. We might burn down the city with that.
@@jbolanowski1Are you celebrating that?!
@@bakkudeku why would you think that? No, I don't celbrate that. I hate busybodies who want to regulate everything including things we say and do in privacy of our homes. And I hate modern sulture of safetism and both corporate and state conformism. I just met people who LOVED those kind of rules - lawyers, HR and even worse PR employees, petty beaurocrats, and even worse plenty, plenty of people who don't see anything wrong with being treated like children or cattle. They take "safety" and predictibility over anything in life - even if it's stupid and makes their life miserable. I'm sure You met those people too.
The radio analogy is also perfect for understanding that the brain is not the originator of thought or consciousness to begin with.
Being allowed to be dominated by logic creates a myopic view of the world. Without creativity, art and imagination the world would be a very bleak place.
I agree 100 percent.
Balance is everything, I use both feet to drive, I use both hands to write, catch or throw with both hands etc.
Ambidextrous is key
I'm now picturing you "using both hands to write" by using a really big pencil.
@@bottymcbotface007 I am picturing him holding a normal pen with both of his extraordinarily small hands
I had a stroke I couldn't talk or count change my left brain was gone. I had to relearn it with my right brain. "Treat others as you would be treated".
This is the best articulation of the underlying societal issues, that lay below the surface events that must change for humanity to evolve. This is why trying to fix anything using systems built on the lack of empathic values seems impossible. The change starts within each individual, the collective change happens within each individual.
Yes, we must change within.
I wouldn't underestimate the role of the limbic system in The Sickness. Hyper emotionalism often overrides the more rational analytical thought processes of the cortical hemispheres. We can probably thank social media for some of this apparent mental devolution.
@skippy6086 EXACTLY. That's why emotional IQ trumps rational thought and reason everytime. That's why you can't understand how supposedly intelligent people can succumb to dumb things and also be easily manipulated. It's how Hitler came to power. He was able to manipulate people's emotions so there logical rational minds were swept away in his manipulative rhetoric. It's why so called high IQ people become cult members. Emotional IQ always crushs intelligence IQ. Want further proof? Look at Trumps success. 😢
@@skippy6086 This video does NOT promote "rational analytical thought processes" to solve this problems of this world. Clearly, those are left hemisphere.
@@TheDionysianFields - true, but the raw fuel driving the mental machinery that's breaking down the cohesive forces that would otherwise bind us together is primal emotion - primarily, hate and self preservation. Social media and propagandist news medias are extremely potent gun cockers and "limbic triggers". The FEELZ has taken the drivers seat. Just an opinion - probably dead wrong. 😉
Two Wings are Essential for Flight
I agree with you, The world needs balance,Then we can fly figuratively.
like the Eagle can only fly with Left-Wing vs Right-wing Politics
I've never commented before on your videos, but this one is powerfully insightful about so many issues that we are seeing in the world today. Well done!
"Cast your net to the right." A quote many won't understand thanks to the enmeshment of church & state.
If the church and the state were “enmeshed”, you wouldn’t have pride flags in schools and on government buildings. You wouldn’t have Democrats saying “Christian Nationalism is the biggest threat to our democracy”. Crazy how folks still believe there are any people remotely resembling Christians in Government!
Yes Richard many parts in the bible mention the right side
Most don’t understand any of Scripture because of this enmeshment. It’s been there since before the Torah, hence the Talmud.
Yes!!! Jesus spoke about this
Art, music, dance, poetry, classical literature, exposure to wilderness, yoga, meditation, etc.
Also very important is healthy social interaction.
Any and all will help.
What you are describing is also known as Yin and Yang and has been playing out since creation. We are definitely in a dark cycle currently. There are spiritually awakened and enlightened people that have overcome these opposing forces.
For one to awaken you must begin by observing every thought and emotion you have. If you are constantly aware of all your thoughts and emotions at all times you will eventually awaken. The reason it's called awakening is because most people are "controlled" by their thoughts and emotions, but they don't realize this. Depending on one's level of awareness or lack thereof all emotions are possible. (anger, rage, violence, murder, etc.) When people become more aware they realize the foolishness of negative emotions and so they simply don't embrace them anymore. A couple of great books that can help people to awaken are:
"The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle
"The Untethered Soul" by Michael Singer
Exactly, history clearly shows its cyclical as far as human societies are concerned, and yes, we are currently in a dark cycle.
Current day: My HOA is the predator and though I own my home, I have to keep both hemispheres of my brain ready and alert for their creepy tricks.
As I have learned, with an HOA your home is not an asset. It is a liability. See Doni Vanitzian’s Villa Applaling.
@@edgabel6814 Yes. And a scary reality. You're right. I'll go check it out.n
This is a very illuminating video. It helps explain the madness of recent years.
Indeed
Although it does contain some coded lies.
If you blame something, you will not believe you can change.
@@SaschaEderer like what exactly ? Be more specific.
It clearly describes my perspective on the world; people are so certain that they "get it" about reality--- but I find people lack a sincere curiosity.
I now understand that Left-brain dominance leads people to BELIEVE that belief is a delusion. Rather than investigate, as the scientific method directs, people go to favorite search engines and thought silos for answers(information). The TV series "The Prisoner" depicted this mindset, and the protagonist(more balanced perspective) became aware that something was amiss in the Perfect Autocratic Model.
YT censorship is a major clue.
One of the most important videos. Ian's books are incredibly illuminating.
Dat artwork is on point. 10/10 video as usual.
thought same thing! wonder if there's a way to find artists for each?
The left side is convincable, and right side is skeptical
the right side is "open-minded" and maybe too much when the left side is not functioning much at that time. The left side is skeptical and this video makes it clear.
This video beautifully explains what we are seeing in the field of politics and bureaucratic institutions.
But generally it provides a bifurcated look that leaves one side unrecognized and the other an extreme.
So Team Red thinks its Right minded and Blur is Left
It's like reading walnuts as clues to your brain. It's half baked.
Human reason, our rational faculty, is supposed to be what separates mankind from irrational beasts. We use the term 'logic' as a rubric to encompass the various aspects of reason and rationality - the very laws of thought which govern Western epistemology. The term 'logic' comes down to us from the ancient Greek term, logos, and an etymological analysis yields an image of ancient thought that is at once illuminating and fascinating. The Greek logos once pertained to both reasoned, value-neutral, precise and certain knowledge (techné), just as one might expect; but the term applied equally to an enhanced superset - the Just Logos - understood to be value-laden, all-good, complete, and divine. Whereas ordinary logoi (pl) proceed by the inductive process (trial and error, measurement, testing and experimentation), the Just Logos is understood deductively, through direct intellectual apprehension. The absolute position of logos was vigorously challenged by the Sophists (e.g. Protagoras, Gorgias, Callicles), but not successfully. The true persistent contention (diaphora), which was best understood by Plato, is the opposition between logos (reasoned discourse) and muthos (poetic discourse, or narrative).
Descartes and Spinoza, two principal architects of Modernity, championed an attack which ultimately ended the regime of the Just Logos, and its daughter teleology, leaving only techné as the single remaining standard bearer and legitimate mode of expression for rational thought (Roochnik 70-77).† For these exemplars of Modernity, pure techné, a precise mathematical language, devoid of telos and concerned only with essences and certain knowledge, alone could cleanse the intellect of all false understanding and spurious teleological explanation. Once encompassing the domains of both logos and muthos, the Just Logos facilitated natural commerce between these disparate yet convergent realms, but this gradually became, and is by now for us, unthinkable. The Just Logos has been banished utterly from the scientific paradigm, thereby splitting the human psyche asunder and leaving the two halves incomplete and in a state of endless quarrel.
† Roochnik, David, “The Tragedy of Reason” New York: Routledge, 1990
I'd say, just as the sky holds countless mysteries and wonders that may never be fully understood, the complexities of the brain continue to elude complete comprehension, inviting ongoing exploration and discovery.
Beautifully said❤
fire doesnt burn itself, a knife doesnt cut itself, light doesnt eluminate itself, an eye doesnt see itself, a consciousness doesnt know itself
The brain makes sense if you understand quantum mechanics.
After dmt I believe there s more to explore within than without.
@@conservingcommonsense4980 after medusa i agree 🙃💯
We have been (globaly) "partly lobotomized" by our educational system by focusing on the left hemisphere (logic and IQ), completly disregarding the right one (creative, illogical one). For more interesting things about this look up Marshall McLuhan (the FBI followed him, for some reason 🤷🏽♂️)
It is the left hemisphere which is illogical and also dismissive and defensive.
@@michaelricketson1365no, they work together. This guy's crazy.
@@Anne2u They do work together, it’s supposed to be that way. Experience enters the right hemisphere, goes thru the left and is then reintegrated into the right. But we can act and think in ways that reveal the “stickiness” of left hemispheric dominance.
Left hemisphere is your logical, analytical, verbal, detail oriented side is
and the right hemisphere is your creative, intuitive, physical motor function, conceptual side.
You cannot be logical without creativity
This is a well done video which explains in a relaxing, soft voice, what we do actually already know: and that is, narcissists and psychopaths control and run the world, and always have done; they control and run the world to the detriment of "normal" empathetic people, and always have done. That the brains of the power-hungry, domineering, control-centred, character types are "different", is a hypothesis that is not new.
What would be new, would be a solution: How do empaths, those with healthy brain "wiring", take power from the tyrants; take power from those with unhealthy brain "wiring", and create a more humane world? It's the age-old puzzle.
Without goal directed behavior and focus, the sparrow and the lily also die. Whether it's building a nest, searching out worms, deepening roots to seek water or turning towards the sun. As living beings, goal attainment towards the sustenance of life is a necessary and benevolent drive. The same is even more true of modern human civilization. We require stable structures, productive work and mutual trade to survive in the kind of peace the other hemisphere of the brain yearns to attain and enjoy. There's a reason Christ says one must approach enlightenment and God like a little child. One cannot however, actually live and survive as such without a parasitic relationship to some other being one is using as a source of resources. Buddha and Christ do not actually provide. People who work do. Access to both hemispheres and their drives and mastery of both in reasonable balance is necessary to proper human function. Christ's disciples worked really hard and continuously. A banker or politician or business mogul is also trying to find such balance, with the added burden of hyper productive living and more complex and expansive social relationships to sustain.
Empath or psychopath, we give power to narcissists by the erroneous belief in authority
We had a lecture about this in artschool. The right hemisphere seems better suited for holistic thinking and intuition where the left hemisphere is good at linear thinking and solving specific tasks. This is why the right hemisphere should serve as the master and the left as the emisary.
Daniel ,Ian ,Jordan, Nathaniel, Gabor, Bret, Eric , Dispenza just to name very few…. What a time to be alive to hear this wisdom for free!!!! I’m grateful to be on the right side of history!!!
Your comma usage is horrendous.
@@markmurex6559 your welcome
So many of us on this channel are so horrendous and convoluted.
Love this! You guys are amazing. Great summary of such complex work.
Besides phenomenal content well stated; the alignment and choice of graphics to match each line of text is amazingly intuitively superb.
Humanity today is like a waking dreamer, caught between the fantasies of sleep and the chaos of the real world. The mind seeks but cannot find the precise place and hour. We have created a Star Wars civilization, with Stone Age emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. We thrash about. We are terribly confused by the mere fact of our existence, and a danger to ourselves and to the rest of life.
~ Edward O. Wilson
I believe this too goes along with the concept of the masculine and feminine aspects of our natures too. We each have tendancies toward tyranny and organizing the world from a top down process when we slip into only allowing the left or masculine strengths in our being, but the feminine aspects of our nature tend to cry out for the lower things to be noticed and taken care of. We must be able to tap into higher reason and focus without killing the emotional intuitive empathetic parts of who we are supposed to be. Tapping into both is crucial. We must be able to both focus precisely and nurture abundantly. To defend and nest build. It is not an "either. . . or" prospect. We must strive to allow each hemisphere to survive and thrive. McGilchrist is a true prophet for our time and hopefully for a better future.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for your excellent work.
Interesting video. It seems the explanation in terms of left and right brain is itself a left brain tendency.
Much of what he says has overlap with Pascal’s spirit of finesse versus spirit of geometry, or Max Eastman’s practical versus poetic. Roger Scruton hints at this too when he talks of scientism.
Beautifully done I really appreciated all the stills of the artwork in incorporated into the talk
Great Video, you always seem to assemble a very thorough, well researched presentation of your particular subject at hand.
Also, I believe that the content is Always very useful to us, because you deal with the psychological and spiritual aspects of the Human experience..... That keeps people very interested, I believe. Thank You for another great Video.
I actually wrote about this very subject in a poem from a couple weeks ago:
"As two hemispheres,
we don't talk,
or discuss,
we just are.
This is the unwritten
magic formula
of being."
This is not the whole poem, though, just the last few lines.
This is exemplified by the first Avatar movie. The callous, exploitative humans were left brained, and the Navi were more right brained and cared about the whole.
Hey Mann! Look at you "getting it".
Now take your brilliant logic on identifying the villains and the victims in the movie....... Try to apply that to real life...... Consider man and woman, who's the Avatar and who's the navi..
Avatar is a trope -- the myth of the "noble savage". In truth, more primitive cultures are always primitive in morality. Always. Tribal systems of justice carry death penalties for small infractions -- and they view other tribes as inhuman. This was the function of tribes: uniformity in service of destroying other tribes.
@michaeldavid6832 good stuff. The Navi were not savages. That's what corporate guy called them. They just had a better equilibrium with the natural world. They were from a planet that was not Earth, so it is possible for this "noble savage" Alien tribe to exist. It's a movie and it's fantasy. I get it. But in the movie, the humans were the savages. Not all humans as we saw. But they were the more warlike tribe. We've learned to be more underhanded with our savagery. That's all. Not always, though. 2 genocides of note are going on at the moment, at least.
Use your right brain a little more and you might begin to see that this is exemplified by this civilization vs the indigenous hunter-gatherer communities it snuffed out.
@@stepfaniehawkins205 by judging all men as "evil" and women as "good", is a left hemisphere view on the world. You can't be that naive. Modern day feminism is the root of delusionism, in those who arent able to view the world, from more than a black and white perspective.
Thank you for the inspiring video. I've been reflecting on how much I focus on a rational approach to things: naturalistic and minimalistic, trying to view the world and myself as mechanisms that I can understand by applying simple rules, and by searching for these kinds of rules to live a better life. However, whenever I interact with other people, this approach often leads me to be selfish and rude. I need to change my attitude and recognize that being a person-emotional, fragile, and deserving of respect-is a real thing, not just an illusory byproduct of bodily mechanisms. To fully connect with others in a satisfactory way, I must adjust my perspective. The works of the author you presented definitely complement this issue.
What you say sounds right and I don't disagree with you, but it also sounds like you want to your left hemisphere to dominate now. I believe that the usage of both sides in is the way to go. Ask your right side for what you want in life and your left side for how to achieve it.
well said
@@Konamalunu yep BALANCE 💯⚖
"Reflection is key to unlock celestial mysteries far beyond the void veil." --Artemis (DD3)
That's some serious self-awareness right there. Props.
Thank you for this excellent presentation!!! It is so fascinating yet can totally understand that it is right on can’t thank you enough wish I had time to check out all your videos. But in due time. Your work is impeccable and very helpful. I am going to forward this to many friends and acquaintances. Keep up the great work. Stay well. Have a beautiful day.👍🙏.
A side effect of our recent success,
Is the power from the world we wrest,
We're mental prisoners,
Running with scissors,
And failing at doing our best.
Great presentation, thank you!
This was a particularly enlightening video, and that's saying a lot as this channel is top notch.
Thank you... this explains a lot about my relationships with my amily and some people around... And also provide insights on how to proceed from this point...
Phenomenal. This channel has made the distillation of ideas an artform. In my own model, left and right hemispheres correspond to masculine and feminine modes. Such makes this video even more striking in that it promotes a feminine theme in a masculine space (I've always seen this channel as part of the manosphere).
In a word...bravo.
A while back I started "The Road Less Traveled" and a week later you posted videos dissecting the ideas in that book. Last week I started "The Master and His Emissary" and open you tube and see this. Trippy .... Awesome content thank you
Very good source and material! Thanks!
This is exactly what I've suspected. Brilliant video.
That left-brain right-brain thing is one of the great misconceptions of modern pop science. It's so great to see this explored (and exploded) here. This is a great example of why this channel kicks a$$.
So glad you've started to dig into Iain Mcgilchrists work, this needs to be heard. 👍🏻
The Heisenberg paradox illuminates the duality of material reductionism bringing one to ponder the irrational nature of nature...
The Uncertainty Principle of the Jungle: If you focus too hard on too small a piece of universe for too long, you'll lose track of the rest of it...sneaking up behind you lol.
Beautiful "Collaboratiion"!!🏵🦚
I am a fan of Dr. McGilchrist and this channel.
- Ecited to see such a video like this!😍🫠🥰😯
Thank you! An incredibly well distilled presentation of Iain McGilchrist's opus. We are living in very challenging times. Your work is full of wisdom - we can be guided by inner strength to become our best.
When you are a bully or have an anger problem you have not healed from trauma and take it out on your friends, family and neighbors
U do excellent work, Good Sir.
I really appreciate how you broke down the problem into its constituent pieces so I can understand how the material mechanisms of my brain work. I'll use this information to follow the recommended procedure to rectify the situation.
I get it!
I listened to this thinking the whole time I'd be dominated by my left hemisphere but by the end I realized the opposite. I'm being dominated by the right hemisphere and I'm being let down everyday not seeing anything good in the world, not seeing any chance of improvement because most people are only focused on getting their worm or what they think they're entitled too. Being right brain dominate isn't much better especially when you realize how futile at all is. I'm very self aware and feel so much empathy it's debilitating.
Great video man thanks❤❤
McGilchrist's insights into the bipartite nature of the brain offer a fascinating perspective on human behavior and cognition. 🧠 It underscores the importance of embracing a balanced approach to thinking and problem-solving for a more harmonious and empathetic society.
Great video, thank you!
Another goodie, thank you sir!
That was outstanding, never thought of it this way. But I have made it a point to always not be comfortable. Always changing things up in my life.
YES, this gives one possible explanation for some of the weird things in society (e.g. wide-spread self-centeredness) I've been wondering about lately. Superb video, thanks!
Well... I suffered a class 2 concussion on the right hemisphere of my brain 2x that required medical attention and and many subsequent concussions..
Blood flowing out of my ears both time. This is enlightening information and was not aware the significance / implications of specific hemisphere damage/ dominance.
Very interesting.
Thank you for your podcast.
Now I have more research to do on the subject..
Feelings don't care about facts.
Facts don't care about feelings
@@tonmegens4914 But , more important , feelings don t care about facts. See 2020 - 2022 period.
Neither approach is correct
@hansdekorver7365 a eye opening time indeed. How easily a majority can fall into a mass psychosis is rather horrifying, isn't it?
@@dave9547 Agree.
this makes so much sense. I was solving a crossword-puzzle thing while watching this and that helped me to identify that when I was primarily focused on solving my attention was in the left side of my brain but when I put more attention into what I was listening to then my right side felt active 😅
Great job! I've heard different left/right brain models but predator/predator awareness is my new favorite. I always say some people like scientist are only using half their brain but you elaborated on that alot more. I really appreciate this video. Thank you.
Most people are spiritually and intellectually sick to their core. I see no point in trying to understand or reason with them.
Good stuff ❤
Fantastic video! Highly recommend it!
Man, you guys are good!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Excellent. Well done.
Is this where the phrase I’m in two minds come from ?
This might be synchronicity but I remembered recently having a dream in 2012, where zombies took over, infecting people on mass. That was the year smart phones increased mental health problems and the liberal wing of the political spectrum started putting conservatives down because of their hyper logical world views, this I realized recently as well. 2 days ago I had another bad dream related to a mind infection and then this video came out. Hope things don't get worse.
Too much Hollyweird crap in your mind.
@@sophiamarquis it was a dream inspired by the last of us
@@5672step Who are the last of us? I turned my back to Hollyweird, Disney and Broadway more than 20 years ago. My mind is clean.
Synchronicity--- would absolutely relish a discussion on this video--- with this sharp audience--- about synchronicity AND stories. I love to hear synchronicity stories!
Neither conservatives nor liberals are "hyper-logical"
Politics is a game for fools.
I love McGilchrist’s books! I was hoping you would do a video about the left/right brain dynamic.
*Fantastic* video. Was utterly blown away by the research covered in McGilchrist’s ‘The Master and His Emissary’, and have been meaning to read ‘The Matter with Things’ ever since.
MATTER is utterly terrifying, but hard to put down.
As a software engineer, I often have to use both parts of my brain. use my right side for coming up with a new algorithm, then my left to actually build it.
I think Jung addressed this nearly a century ago where we as individuals and societies are imbalanced and instead of hating our opposite within ourselves and in society we need to see their points are valid even if we dont agree with them
And long before Jung, the Taoists had come up with the idea of yin and yang, which I think is another way of expressing the same concept.
@@artawhirler yes I suspect Jung picked up from that as he was interested in eastern philosophy
Very excellent and thought provoking presentation
Most people rely too heavily on one side of the brain, leading to a peculiar worldview and a pathological way of being characterized by stubbornness, a lack of empathy, a desire for power, and an overall disconnection from reality. - It makes me so happy, being in the minority right now! I'm an empath, open minded, have no interest in power and find confronting issues, intresting.
Me too, and I prefer it. But honestly, I never get anything done. My head remains in the clouds.
No interest In power is complete bullshit .
You sir, are wise! I'm the same and I despise myself.@hlessil835
Interesting. There is a lot to think about it. Thanks for sharing
I first heard of this idea from Mark Passio. Idk if he mentioned McGilchrist, but the video is called"the cult of ultimate evil". It's a good watch and explains quite a bit about the mindset of most police and military members.
Same i heard it from him too. Great lecture.
@@Hedgehog3342 I trained bjj with a lot of police and former military, and I believe this mindset is reflected in their bodily function as well. They tend to be strong but very rigid. I could just move and jab them to pieces when we did striking because they move so tight and controlled. I noticed that they also tend to have a very dry sense of humor, and they are prone to bouts of self loathing if they fail to get their way. Anyway, that's enough toilet psychology for today. Take it easy.👍
I watched that two days ago.
Great piece
The brain doesn’t think. It is the instrument of soul “to” think.
The brain is an organic ‘radio’
I love this guy’s voice , it’s so good.
I can see how this is true to a personal level especially when dealing with your own Shadow.
Wow genious. Alone the focus on attention is a little too dualistic and instinctive, and maybe the neurotheologue would 've been mentioned but it further seems naturally an overall flawless reasoning course.
Very inspiring.
A harmonious intellect can be cultivated. I am glad to say that I have a very healthy balance between my left and my right. It conduces to a wholesome productive life. To live a wholesome life, lean more on the right hemisphere. Modernity leans to the left, sometimes exclusively to the left. The danger is one is constantly prone to depression and discontented life. If you encounter a person who exhibits the attributes a dry, old, driftwood, chances are they are left brained.
Excellent
Share this video with all of your lefty friends and family. If only one person actually watches this, it’s one person that can be saved.
They will ignore it. They gone…
What are you wittering and twittering about. Speaking as a 'lefty', a left handed female leftie - a vegan leftie at that I'd love to know. We live in a right-handed world which controls the left-side of the brain - which in turn controls the world - just saying - you strike me as someone who is most definitely a member of the 99% - just saying
@@miss.apprehended hey miss, I’m pretty sure ksh was referring to the left leaning political/science minded. Not so much left handed people.
Thanks , sounds right. I learned a practice of splitting light and seeing the difference with mind. This includes the Sun
.We are all equal as energy and shared.
Funny how the image at 20.20 mins looks like that traitor Blair.
I think the hypothesis is spot on and I would also add that we have moved greatly over the ages from an analogical mindset to one that is far more analytical. "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" as well as "Lila" by Pirsig and "The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times" by Guénon have covered the topic. Although we must also understand that is part of the evolution of human consciousness, as evolution generally needs obstacles to progress and take a specific direction, which is here the ongoing development of our consciousness.
💎🏆 Great insightful & fruitful video 🏆💎
This problem is clearly exacerbated by the way individuals are valued in todays society, for 24 years severe emphasis is put on the collective masses regurgitation of a select set of data, unchanging and singularly for the purpose of achieving a certificate into thee workplace and not for the purpose of learning. Not to mention a distinct world view is only allowed to be voiced and to speak against it as the minority is a taboo
I love this channel
Amazing, thank you very much
Excellent video. My only critique would be identifying the effects of bureaucratic thinking with the government is unhelpful as it is too easy to appeal to certain political critiques. It is an easy trope but in reality, most of us answer to bureaucracy through work on a daily basis. Our workplace is our major reinforcer of bureaucratic thinking, government is an abstraction for most of us.
Insightful video.