Believing voices in our head are causally powerful (as in deities) really reminds me of the theory of consciousness appearing from the collapse of the bicameral mind. Here's a good introduction to this idea: https://youtu.be/lgnMyF-o0sQ
Consciousness might not be as essential to the human experience as is generally believed now a days. What percentage of the day are we really engaged in conscious rational thought anyways? And is it really what makes us human, or do subconscious processes play a much bigger role in the human experience than reason?
Seriously, it's something I've never thought about, but once you hear "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind" you kinda know what the theory is and it makes sense.
They did say that he had something there. AFAIK they didn't say that he spawned a whole field of research, though.
I assume the same. It's just that there is something nice about a theory that basically tells you the core of what you need to know from the name of it.
"We're making a new movie. It's called 'Snakes on a Plane' "
"Oh? What's it about?"