Are We Enslaved to One Side of the Brain? - The Sickness of Modern Man | Iain McGilchrist

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[@Fleetstreetbestone]

Thank you for your work, god bless you.

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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.

[@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

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

[@carefulcarpenter]

Brilliant timing on this topic!

[@carefulcarpenter]

​@@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.

[@martinhd28v1]

I think the problem with society today may be that too many people don't use either side of their brains.

[@bridypow1947]

💯 agree.. . 😂😅🤣

[@antpoo]

I use the amygdala. 😬

[@eatpvssynotanimals]

🤣 True story!

[@JsPerspective]

That seems to be the case

[@8anime_to723]

😭😭

[@iymspartacus7089]

So the problem is that our politicians and bureaucrats are NOT in their RIGHT MINDS !

[@entrepreneurialempress]

😂 all but!

[@rymond8138]

😂😂😂

[@asamcbrez4930]

I think you nailed it.

[@blackwind743]

More like they are being manipulated by left hemisphere dominant oligarchs who don't actually understand the world, only how to manipulate it.

[@solssun]

Haha that’s brilliant

[@41tl]

This channel is gold.

[@ANGST.ARGENTINA]

A golden experience for my mind.

[@matthewp5472]

It is.

[@papichingobling6021]

It’s been gold. Glad I found it years ago

[@benderbender1233]

indeeed

[@TheDionysianFields]

Almost every video they make is a home run.

[@davidcollins2648]

Put simply, we are no longer a society of well-rounded individuals. The idea of a Renaissance man (or woman) is no longer desirable when it is what is needed most.

[@djimiwreybigsby5263]

Thanks for saving me the time

[@johncalhoun916]

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!

[@db8799]

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".

[@danlc95]

My mom said that to me when I was around four years of age. I think of that phrase often.

[@woo1818]

I assume everyone follows this rule, so I treat people like they treat me since that’s how they want to be treated.

[@sasnad3]

Suck it man. Most people think this way

[@sasnad3]

Every jerk knows this

[@Dementia-gq9hc]

Fuck yea amen brother

[@AshtarMichael]

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.

[@JeffDoerr]

@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. 😢

[@TheDionysianFields]

@skippy6086 This video does NOT promote "rational analytical thought processes" to solve this problems of this world. Clearly, those are left hemisphere.

[@jose.montojah]

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.

[@Paid2Win]

I like your appeal to humanist style transcendentalism. Very flesh-is-a-weakness vibes, looking forward to the BORG episode Jokes aside, I don't think "progress" is progress, and I don't think humanity needs to spiritually change. That's laughably retarded, to be rude. We are what we are. What we can do, is raise our children to be full people with actual capabilities & knowledge. Raising people with the tools to bear the burdens of life, unlike the welfare state that indoctrinates our children with revisionism. It's not a change in the fabric of what we are, more so a fufilment of human capability.

[@prokahn]

agreed, the changes that are needed in this world require individuals to undergo transformation within themselves. People can be controlled from the top down but need the power of their own felt experience to make any real change for the better. Once one experiences this, they will often feel compelled to help facilitate those conditions for others in an unobtrusive way

[@animula6908]

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

[@jbolanowski1]

O how wrong You are :D!

[@jbolanowski1]

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.

[@jose.montojah]

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.

[@bakkudeku]

​@@jbolanowski1Are you celebrating that?!

[@jbolanowski1]

@@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.

[@sandrajones1609]

Two Wings are Essential for Flight

[@jillsanchez1171]

I agree with you, The world needs balance,Then we can fly figuratively.

[@RamonSanders]

like the Eagle can only fly with Left-Wing vs Right-wing Politics

[@hud86]

Naw, just enough thrust

[@georgehueck1711]

Like a Frizbee?

[@eduardoho5637]

@@RamonSandersI’m sorry, but your comment is way too offensive and insensitive for the actual bold eagle, one of the most noble creatures of Mommy Nature and the symbol of the USA. Your description better fits the hateful and horrible dengue/zika/chikungunya mosquito who is the only who can properly bite, infect and kill innocent people with left-wing against far-wing politics.

[@warisbs]

Balance is everything, I use both feet to drive, I use both hands to write, catch or throw with both hands etc.

[@TheIronTM]

Ambidextrous is key

[@bottymcbotface007]

I'm now picturing you "using both hands to write" by using a really big pencil.

[@BatkoBrat]

​​@@bottymcbotface007 I am picturing him holding a normal pen with both of his extraordinarily small hands

[@KevinMannix-sf5zk]

Explain how you associate that the numbers Zero, one or two do not exist There is no sense of individuality no "me" Then I know your in the right pfc, Otherwise your still stuck attached to the idea of an individual self ,a oneness , Just like Gollum couldn't let go of the ring "its mine" "i wants it" "they want to take it from me" "my precious" "mine" Its not your fault, we are all Slaves breed and raised to be enslaved to the left PFC , to the imaginary idea of one Clever those Slavers

[@tabularasa7775]

Funny because your channel about me and narrative of your uploads don't show balance a.k.a You're being pretentious here .

[@libernull1956]

The radio analogy is also perfect for understanding that the brain is not the originator of thought or consciousness to begin with.

[@ericrawson2909]

This is a very illuminating video. It helps explain the madness of recent years.

[@klausschwabshubris]

Indeed

[@SaschaEderer]

Although it does contain some coded lies.

[@klausschwabshubris]

@@SaschaEderer like what exactly ? Be more specific.

[@carefulcarpenter]

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.

[@klausschwabshubris]

@@carefulcarpenter my brother is a perfect example, I shared this video and he refused outright to view it. In his mind, he can’t absorb that information, it would damage his present world view. I called him a coward.

[@ER-kr2nu]

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

[@workhorse7134]

Exactly, history clearly shows its cyclical as far as human societies are concerned, and yes, we are currently in a dark cycle.

[@j.d.4697]

Typical narcissistic MO to claim to be "spiritually awaken".

[@temujin1970]

This video beautifully explains what we are seeing in the field of politics and bureaucratic institutions.

[@Madasin_Paine]

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.

[@KJ-vc3sw]

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.

[@plaiche]

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.

[@bobdillaber1195]

Same with me. This is an excellent summary of his work and knowledge.

[@julianne480]

Same here. And best to explore his ideas with approach to evaluating my self rather than criticism of others. That's missing his thrust in my opinion.

[@bobdillaber1195]

@@plaiche You did a very good job there, my friend.

[@plaiche]

@@bobdillaber1195 thanks Bob 🙏

[@eternalscholar8259]

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.

[@percubit10]

I agree 100 percent.

[@TrevorShredder]

Was hoping someone beat me to this here in the comment section.

[@cheeseburgerinparadise7124]

Not at all You’re being extreme And emotionally driven Emotions make one mad, rational thinking makes one thoughtful

[@richardPogz]

Isn't it how all atheist...thinks??

[@the.deoccultist]

Is it not already a bleak place ?

[@dbuck1964]

Art, music, dance, poetry, classical literature, exposure to wilderness, yoga, meditation, etc. Also very important is healthy social interaction. Any and all will help.

[@cx777o]

are there other ways in which the activity of the right brain can be increased and left brain activity lowered?

[@xenogenex]

I really appreciate that the author of the video took the time to address such a fundamental aspect of human existence. And the production quality of the video is excellent as well. What I would like to point out is that left hemisphere dominance is more than 40,000 years old. Biologically, it was the invention of auditory, signaling, which we now call language, by Hunter gatherer cultures, that started our overreliance on the left hemisphere. After we developed language on the left side of our brains, we started to develop agriculture, which means the command and control of nature. The right sides of our brains called this the expulsion from the garden of Eden. It allowed us to become self-centered and self-aware (egocentric), and as it allowed us to store food for the future, and to stop seasonal migration and create permanent encounters with architecture, it created class struggle, politicians, mathematics to account for how much food is stored, and even division of labor. as the myth tells us, when we developed language and agriculture and became left brain centered, we decided that we had to cover ourselves with fig leaves to hide our nature. we even see these changes in prehuman hominid as they started to develop early forms of language and basic technology. so yes, we do have a severe imbalance between the hemispheres, and yes, it has reinforced the values of traditional western dominator culture. But these changes go back more than 40,000 years. I don’t think we can blame a specific politician, our policy from the last blip in history. It goes much deeper and much further back.

[@aristotleolympiada4540]

One of the most important videos. Ian's books are incredibly illuminating.

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

This points towards humanity's need to move beyond the reductionism of scientific method and onward to thinking systemically.

[@francisbraden6239]

When I was a Young Man. My Mother told me a Few Times in my Young and Adolescent Years to never become Bitter, Bitterness can get in Your Bones and Nothing can remove it! ....Many Years Later at 63 Years Old I now completely understand what the Depths of Her Wisdom. August 27th 2008 I Turned off Television Programming in my Life. Over the Last 35 Years I have Experienced life in utter Poverty in the "Hood" of North St. Louis to be in the Setting of Extreme Wealth in Newport Beach , Balboa Peninsula within 24 Hours. I Have Lived in 19 different Cities in 7 different States and have Always been an Observer of the Social factors in my Peripheral World. As I Listen to this Message on Observations of Human psychology is absolutely a Message of Truth! ......Mass Extinction is coming!!!!

[@deborahlurie5402]

Love this! You guys are amazing. Great summary of such complex work.

[@PatriciaCurty]

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.

[@bridypow1947]

Beautifully said❤

[@svenheuseveldt7188]

fire doesnt burn itself, a knife doesnt cut itself, light doesnt eluminate itself, an eye doesnt see itself, a consciousness doesnt know itself

[@FullCircleTravis]

The brain makes sense if you understand quantum mechanics.

[@conservingcommonsense4980]

After dmt I believe there s more to explore within than without.

[@bridypow1947]

@@conservingcommonsense4980 after medusa i agree 🙃💯

[@C404notfound]

The CIA had a study at the Monroe Institute called the Gateway Program where they used a meditative process they called “Hemi Snyc” in order to synchronize the brain hemispheres

[@Oyhus]

Most people are spiritually and intellectually sick to their core. I see no point in trying to understand or reason with them.

[@U-inverse369]

You only have to understand yourself to understand others. Observe spiritual Ego. Another trap

[@PassivUser]

Beautiful "Collaboratiion"!!🏵🦚 I am a fan of Dr. McGilchrist and this channel. - Ecited to see such a video like this!😍🫠🥰😯

[@nicholaslavelle1633]

Please expanding our understanding on this topic by hearing out Mark Passio’s ‘Mental Schism’ , ‘Natural Law’ , and ‘Demystifying the Occult’. Keep an open and balanced mind! Cheers fam

[@ralfpijnaker151]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for your excellent work.

[@arkadiuszdeka2836]

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.

[@Konamalunu]

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.

[@neildobbs7278]

well said

[@bridypow1947]

@@Konamalunu yep BALANCE 💯⚖

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

"Reflection is key to unlock celestial mysteries far beyond the void veil." --Artemis (DD3)

[@TheDionysianFields]

That's some serious self-awareness right there. Props.

[@revivalcycle]

Besides phenomenal content well stated; the alignment and choice of graphics to match each line of text is amazingly intuitively superb.

[@alysonbird9745]

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.

[@ladybug3380]

Bingo!

[@plattburger1]

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

[@gedofgont1006]

What i see all around me is a complete self absorbsion, without any self awareness.

[@ryanpettey3174]

Omg, why was i so surprised by the example of the difference between hunting for food vs being hunted for food? Great point and nice job utilizing it to make your point.

[@neffynavas9056]

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...

[@allourvice]

*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.

[@dq405]

MATTER is utterly terrifying, but hard to put down.

[@kenjohnston2531]

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.

[@KristinPerryLMFT]

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.

[@trippssey]

Empath or psychopath, we give power to narcissists by the erroneous belief in authority

[@rosemariecampbell7205]

​@KristinPerryLMFT I respect the way you've found a way to explain the contradictions between the two states of being ❤

[@crawdad4823]

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$$.

[@oNeGiAnTLiE]

Very good source and material! Thanks!

[@myvibe3893]

Most people I meet these days have little imagination, creativity, and lack awareness of their surroundings. Connectivity, reading, or manipulating situations, are not in their skill set. A mass psychosis seems prevalent. I find myself not wanting to be part of useless conversations and am becoming more introverted as I grow old. The stupidity that exists, largely generated from our universities, is now a major global issue.

[@submetropolis]

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.

[@maxzoe948]

This was a particularly enlightening video, and that's saying a lot as this channel is top notch.

[@McGillus]

My biggest fear is society losing internet and smartphones for a few days. People are literally going to lose their minds. We aren't enslaved to one side of our brain, we have become enslaved to "social media" which now consists of 70-80% of our daily interaction with others and 100% of our connection to the rest of the world. Its not a phonecall or a conversation, it is media. It influences everything without people realizing.

[@raffriff42]

The Apocalypse won’t be any fun if we can’t tweet about it.

[@McGillus]

@@raffriff42 I got a story for you, not my personal experience: Imagine being invaded. Y'all know they coming. Y'all got your appgroups ready, encrypted telegram stuff. They coming. Y'all gonna resist and protect your city. Afterwards you learned the first thing they hit with missiles was power grid and communication. At the time, last you heard they just crossed the border minutes ago. Here already? Power goes out. Internet goes down. Suddenly you are sitting alone in your room wearing camo holding a half empty AK. Friends miles away. No sound but distant rumble. Literally and figuratively in the dark. Like being pulled into a void. Not just you, the city. Panic spreads like a gas through the streets. They just hit some metal and wires. They can switch us off with a button.

[@ArshakAndriasov]

Iosif Andriasov Quote: "Electronics and everything related to the technical, - improvement in quantity; everything connected with morality, with spirituality, - improvement in quality."

[@katherinekelly6432]

Human beings have moved from a collective mindset to one of hyper individualism. In the past the individual would die if not subservient to the group. Both a collectivist and hyper individualistic mind set lead to mental illness. Hyper individualism leads to narcissism and addiction to power for personal gain. Empathy if even experienced will have a Machiavellian application where the ability is used not to care for others but to manipulate others. In the past Hyper individualism was reserved for the Elites such as Kings and Queens but now everyone is an Elite at least in their own imagination. Delusion is the core mental illness of hyper individualism that everything else is built on.

[@123decoeli]

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.

[@arsartium108]

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

[@lorrainebryden174]

im left handed and have noticed our society favours left brain right handedness,my sister was smacked on the hand in school for being left handed.....i always knew there was a broader,deeper reason for this,so thanku for this video,excellent....

[@Kneedidaname]

Reminds me of an episode of The Prisoner: The Schizoid Man in which Patrick McGoohan's character is subjected to a type of aversion therapy to change his handedness and other attributes so as to make him compliant. To destroy his individuality and his desire for being a free.

[@cosmaracorosu]

Great presentation, thank you!

[@TheDionysianFields]

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.

[@ernstthalmann4306]

This is exactly what I've suspected. Brilliant video.

[@TheOrdener]

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.

[@TheApsodist]

Brings to mind Heidegger's conception of the meaning of technology!

[@craigrobinson99]

I love McGilchrist’s books! I was hoping you would do a video about the left/right brain dynamic.

[@EcomCarl]

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.

[@eawil-sunart]

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!!!

[@markmurex6559]

Your comma usage is horrendous.

[@eawil-sunart]

@@markmurex6559 your welcome

[@tappytibbon927]

So many of us on this channel are so horrendous and convoluted.

[@HaywoodJablomi-vx3qp]

Explain

[@brianhales1416]

This is why I often feel out of place and time. In the workplace, I've noticed others going by procedures that involve unnecessary movements in which cost time, energy, and personal health. Whereas I; if the procedure weren't proficient enough with the requirements of any due process, would adjust the procedure as many times as needed until having met the process requirements. Hence, the cost of time, energy, and personal health costs less. I couldn't understand why someone would put themselves through stressful movements and not question it. Whereas I can't help but question if to think something amiss . I've always considered myself at the axis of feeling something more to this and to think how could that be further from the truth, given opportunity to experience a lifetime of possibilities is something that can't be contained in a box as no measure of containment could ever match this realization of all other aspects outside the box.

[@keithparker1346]

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

[@artawhirler]

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.

[@keithparker1346]

@@artawhirler yes I suspect Jung picked up from that as he was interested in eastern philosophy

[@Alan4Ray]

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.

[@IN-Factory]

Maybe that's what Jesus meant when he said "Cast the net on the right side of the boat" or in other words to use your right hemisphere, your intuition, your wisdom. But ofcourse this is not as exotic as going to the church and praying, so I doubt that most people would accept it.

[@Magik1369]

The "split" of dualism is caused by primal repression and the primal wound, which form around the time the ego comes to consciousness at around 2-3 years old. We are forced to reject and repress our instincts, emotions, feelings, and complexes. These soon form the unconscious shadow. We then develop as a lopsided mental ego and rely strictly on cognition and the rational function of consciousness, which greatly impoverishes us. The split can only be healed by a long process of Self Realization or what Jung called Individuation. We are actually cosmic spiritual beings and when we are cut off from our own Self, our lives become meaningless, difficult, empty, and full of suffering.

[@ChristopherRaymond-zs6wv]

The Heisenberg paradox illuminates the duality of material reductionism bringing one to ponder the irrational nature of nature...

[@LeoRobillard-d4x]

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.

[@obliooberon3679]

Great video mcghilcrist is new to me , I have already identified the problems in another way , this tells the same pattern with a different story ! I will be leaning into this more !

[@hab0272]

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.

[@thesoundpurist]

Wow. Finishing the video and realizing this channel is hand down part of the top 10 of all channels on KZbin.

[@iainmackenzieUK]

Next video please - "How to make best use of right brain" Thanks

[@Nat_Cat]

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!

[@milshubra]

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 🤷🏽‍♂️)

[@michaelricketson1365]

It is the left hemisphere which is illogical and also dismissive and defensive.

[@michaelricketson1365]

@@Shei-vei 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.

[@wateriswet02]

Left hemisphere is your logical, analytical, verbal, detail oriented side is and the right hemisphere is your creative, intuitive, physical motor function, conceptual side.

[@nerychristian]

You cannot be logical without creativity

[@milshubra]

@@Shei-vei Thank you dr, whats the cure? 😘

[@samsherrard7390]

This is the first informative video I’ve watched in awhile that provided a completely original and interesting idea. Amazing

[@Mercurial-flip-flop]

So glad you've started to dig into Iain Mcgilchrists work, this needs to be heard. 👍🏻

[@chrisknoll9104]

Fantastic video! Highly recommend it!

[@FlyPolokid]

Is this where the phrase I’m in two minds come from ?

[@brandiwatch]

Awesome synchronicity! I just started looking into L/R brain development and intuitively knew society is suffering from L brain dominance. I work with kids and theres an epidemic of young children who NEVER or very briefly crawled. And they suffer for this as their corpus callosum fails to develop fully and connect the brain hemispheres. Interestingly, the CDC recently removed Crawling as an important milestone for kids!

[@artawhirler]

So do those kids just go directly to walking upright, or do they just lie there helplessly forever?

[@baileyburnsed4352]

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.

[@Loveisall346]

That’s interesting because I find engineers to be more left brained than any other group I work with.

[@Brez6645]

This gives an interesting perspective on the unusual behaviour of the general populace from 2020 onwards. Almost like we were being groomed with technology in the preceding years to make us more left-hemisphere dominant

[@D.E.Saccone-no4og]

McGilchrist, finally! Well Done

[@cabilgibbs]

Great Channel.. Thank Youuu!!

[@MrEyesof9]

This information is available to all of us through the meditation. Lest there be NO confusion about this, this is a condition afflicted upon us by our administrators. Most obviously, by forcing five year old children to choose which side or “hand” they will favor forevermore. Anyone can start do undo the damage by very simply brushing their teeth w/ their non-chosen hand lol. Advance techniques might include alternate breathing, by attempting to inhale through one nostril filling the opposite lung. Exhaling then switching to the opposite side etc.

[@travismoore22]

I came up with much of this on my own. My work allows me surface access to people's lives from all walks of life. Lately, many of my clients have been hyper-specialized (stem, PhD), can't parallel park, never backpacked Europe, haven't heard of Wu-Tang... and on and on I could go.

[@thefranken-thing]

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.

[@Hedgehog3342]

Same i heard it from him too. Great lecture.

[@thefranken-thing]

@@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.👍

[@Fawn91193]

I watched that two days ago.

[@rongike]

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 😅

[@richarddebono7092]

"Cast your net to the right." A quote many won't understand thanks to the enmeshment of church & state.

[@nowhereman78]

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!

[@colinbrazier8836]

Yes Richard many parts in the bible mention the right side

[@TheSarahJane33]

Most don’t understand any of Scripture because of this enmeshment. It’s been there since before the Torah, hence the Talmud.

[@1almostblue]

Yes!!! Jesus spoke about this

[@Mr.CellophaneHart]

0:36 Hey, I recognize that! It looks just like that “church” the Vatican built in Rome that the Pope conducts service at. Crazy!

[@philarnoldi3056]

The left side is convincable, and right side is skeptical

[@alanarguello3704]

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.

[@cinikcynic3087]

One of the best videos on YT. Thank you very, very much and you got a subscriber.

[@VultureXV]

The intesting part is that the right hemisphere doesn't speak or talk, at all. Language is left only. Our very means of communication is left-orientated.

[@ladybug3380]

It doesn’t speak because it feels.

[@zeroonetime]

We are enslaved to the total mindtime. Our brains try to judge the shortest cut to understanding: TIMING.

[@pcpmendonca]

I am definitely a person whose left hemisphere is more dominant than the right hemisphere. I do enjoy hikes in nature, mainly because it takes me away from the company of people. People are draining.

[@et133et]

The left-brain right brain thing has no backing in science and is a myth.

[@0zoneTherapyCures]

"I'm not anti-social; I'm anti-cultural."

[@antpoo]

Hiking is becoming my sole reason for existence.

[@conniedean3787]

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

[@petrabonita3049]

❤thank you,, pushing through my left brain pattern synapses , my dark night, to liberate my right brain through Christ consciousness to sit on the right side of light with the father. Thank you for this… there are no coincidences….only synchronicities 👁🙏🏼❤️ love and light 🌿

[@danieldover3745]

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.

[@finlaywhiskard3965]

I get it!

[@5672step]

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.

[@5672step]

@@sophiamarquis it was a dream inspired by the last of us

[@carefulcarpenter]

Synchronicity--- would absolutely relish a discussion on this video--- with this sharp audience--- about synchronicity AND stories. I love to hear synchronicity stories!

[@gerardjagroo]

Neither conservatives nor liberals are "hyper-logical" Politics is a game for fools.

[@DaltonBlack-of5ld]

Right brain attacks left brain and vice versa.

[@jimjimmy2179]

Nice analysis that has a great deal of the left hemisphere logic in it. 😉. To me it all comes down to natural law of the least energy. In this case it could be formulated as follows: Any natural process will follow the least energy path unless an energy is utilised to decrease the entropy of that system. The result of this law that relates to this video is as follows (gross simplification) It is much easier to follow procedures and rely on seemingly proven science that to invest energy into ones understanding. What follows is intellectual processes taking over the intelligent and understanding Ines.

[@Fleetstreetbestone]

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

[@bircruz555]

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.

[@Stacksats21Qunitillion]

I m left handed, this explains so much. I always felt different. To cope, I had to fake and mimmik others. My differences are seen as disabilities.

[@reekinronald6776]

Lefthanded too, but I suspect everyone, feels those same things. I have sister who is bubbly and confident and everyone loves being around her. She always had this charm that came so naturally (I was the opposite). She made a comment to me the other day saying that socializing was exhausting trying to pretend so much.

[@limitisillusion7]

Tony Wright has a theory adjacent to this, and he theorizes it is a problem with our diets.

[@shrunkensimon]

I think it's more complex than just left-right hemispheres. The triune structure of the brain is incredibly important; the power dynamic between the reptilian, mammalian, and neocortex. On top of all of that, you then have the brain in the heart (literally, not figuratively). People have received transplants and inherited more than just the flesh by the way. We have barely begun to understand how all this fits together.

[@jimmysblacksmithing462]

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.👍🙏.