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This sort of sleep disorder is fairly common, and there isn't one source or cause that has been identified, so a course of action for solving the problem is difficult to postulate. I would suggest that you make an effort to play as hard as you work in an attempt to counterbalance the negative...

The question being explored here is best answered from the affective neuroscience perspective, if one has a serious interest in understanding how the brain actually produces secondary consciousness (the degree of consciousness typically experienced by human beings). The weight of evidence...

You make a salient point. It is the organizational level that is more significant here. And as to the Zoroastrinistic practices that correlate to the animal carvings, I have not come across anything in my research. You can search for yourself. It is actually quite interesting--...

I am using the term “highly organized structures” in relation to any earlier known human architecture. Compared to the Egyptian pyramids they are certainly remedial. Compared to mud-brick dwellings they are a huge leap forward. The size of the structures is significant I think, as well as the...

Ok, I think I see part of the problem. You are mistaken on several of the facts -- “Zoroastrianism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster (also known as Zarathustra, in Avestan) and was formerly among the world's largest religions. It was probably founded...

I will site the sources of my verbatim facts in the future. An excellent standard, I think. Please clarify something for me --why do you find it unlikely that beliefs can span thousands of years? Many historians argue that oral traditions are just as, if not more reliable than written...

The question of the evolution of human consciousness is a highly contentious one in academic circles – reason being, we do not really understand what consciousness IS, or why we have it. The advances we have made in the last ten years in the fields of neuropsychology using fMRI’s, EEG and...

I did a little research on this subject of “cognitive archeology” – the conclusion I must draw from my brief examination of this subject is that the experts cannot seem to agree on the specifics of this topic anymore than you and I can. (Laughing) Some experts contend that there has been no...

Oh, I strongly disagree -- the level of cognitive development required to produce cave art, or even stone carvings is an order of magnitude away from organizing fifty people (the experts say it required “at least” fifty people. Likely it was far more) for a long period of time to design and...

I hear what you are saying, and I agree to some extent. However when a scientist uses the phrase “highly probable”, this translate into the highest level of certainty that can be obtained short of hard empirical evidence. His use of this sort of language leads me to conclude he is not just...

First, let’s get our facts straight – Zoroastric text dates back to about 600 BC, but given the complexity of the theology found in the Avesta, we can be sure the belief system stretches much father back in time. Zoroastrianism emerged out of a common prehistoric Indo-Iranian religious system...

Judaism predates Christianity and Islam by thousands of years, yet they are still closely related. I would postulate that what we are seeing at Gobekli Tepe is the beginning of formalized burial rituals that led to the theology that became Zoroastrianism. And since Zoroastrianism strongly...

I recently communicated with Dr Schmidt (he heads up the Gobekli Tepe excavation) on this topic of Dakhmas. Here is the email -- Dear Dr. Schmidt, > > I have followed with great enthusiasm your excavations in Turkey. It has > potentially changed my entire conception of the Neolithic...

I recently communicated with Dr Schmidt on this topic of Dakhmas. Here is the email -- Dear Dr. Schmidt, > > I have followed with great enthusiasm your excavations in Turkey. It has > potentially changed my entire conception of the Neolithic Revolution. I > recently came across a verse...