by Sam's Cross Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:55 pm
Mr. C., I thought this article by a neuroscientist might be of interest to you and others. Here's a quote from near the end to get you to read all the way through,
"Nevertheless, a conclusion appears: Gay men were probably our first spiritual leaders. Our Shamans. In that social position, they would have been free to expect that their words would be heard, they would have been able to exploit their cognitive skills to the maximum, and they would have been able to access many altered states of consciousness that would've been unavailable to others.
The trust and respect that a skilled gay shaman might have been able to command might allow him to induce the placebo effect in other during times of illness, too.
Gay men may once have healed their people, led them spirituality, soothed interpersonal conflicts, and help them anticipate and avoid threats to their survival."
http://www.shaktitechnology.com/gaybrain.htmMr. C., I thought this article by a neuroscientist might be of interest to you and others. Here's a quote from near the end to get you to read all the way through,
"Nevertheless, a conclusion appears: Gay men were probably our first spiritual leaders. Our Shamans. In that social position, they would have been free to expect that their words would be heard, they would have been able to exploit their cognitive skills to the maximum, and they would have been able to access many altered states of consciousness that would've been unavailable to others.
The trust and respect that a skilled gay shaman might have been able to command might allow him to induce the placebo effect in other during times of illness, too.
Gay men may once have healed their people, led them spirituality, soothed interpersonal conflicts, and help them anticipate and avoid threats to their survival."
http://www.shaktitechnology.com/gaybrain.htm
