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- Honest question: if an anti-vaxxer said that to you, how would you react?
I don't feel threatened by McGilchrist and I don't feel threatened by TikTok influencers. I mostly feel annoyed that people generally aren't interested in solid science but love sensational pseudoscience like the Law of Attraction and Geometric Unity.
People use "revolutionary theories" as marketing tools. It's the reason why cults like NXIVM are able to attract so many followers. They have a leading figure with revolutionary theories and poor fools swarm to them like moths to flames.
McGilchrist isn't a cult leader, of course. He's just exploiting the same tools that cult leaders do in order to make a profit. And in so doing he's undermining actual science, which is the main reason why I am annoyed.
There's a bunch of science on hemispheric lateralization and it's fascinating. Divided Brains: The Biology and Behavior of Brain Asymmetries is a very interesting exploration of the subject. Michael Gazzaniga's autobiography Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience is another worthwhile read.
There's no need to pretend that our hemispheres explain virtually everything about society, culture, and history. The real story isn't as sensational, but at least it's intellectually honest.
- also great read is Tales from Both Sides of the Brain by Michael Gazzaniga.
