I don’t have one at all. Spent ages thinking that it was just a figure of speech, but when I found out I became fascinated by it.
The current theory is that at some early point in our evolution we literally had a voice in our head, not unlike how some forms of schizophrenia present.
It’s called the bicameral mind.
https://gizmodo.com/did-everyone-3-000-years-ago-have-a-voice-in-their-head-510063135
In my day to day life it makes little difference however, despite being an avid reader and writer I struggle tremendously to read aloud.
I don’t know for sure but I suspect it is connected.
naharin@feddit.nu 11 months ago
In the article they bring up many questionable aspects of this idea, which seems to lack in scientific support.
adam_y@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Absolutely. I’m no expert, and since there weren’t any studies performed on people from that era, I’d expect it to be taken as a theory rather than a fact.
berkeleyblue@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Hypothesis not Theory
adam_y@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Pedantry, not conversation.
Still, you are correct.