Dr. Baland Jalal

So I was very excited about that, but we need to do more research. But I think-

So I was very excited about that, but we need to do more research. But I think-

So I was very excited about that, but we need to do more research. But I think-

That's a very interesting point. But you brought something to mind right now that I wanted to ask you about. So obviously I've seen your latest work on we wrestle with God and all this. So do you have any thoughts about prophetic dreams? The kind of metaphors, do you have any, have you written about this, for example?

That's a very interesting point. But you brought something to mind right now that I wanted to ask you about. So obviously I've seen your latest work on we wrestle with God and all this. So do you have any thoughts about prophetic dreams? The kind of metaphors, do you have any, have you written about this, for example?

That's a very interesting point. But you brought something to mind right now that I wanted to ask you about. So obviously I've seen your latest work on we wrestle with God and all this. So do you have any thoughts about prophetic dreams? The kind of metaphors, do you have any, have you written about this, for example?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Right, right. No, it's very interesting. One reason that I bring this up is I used to live in Egypt, as I told you, and I was much inspired by the prophetic dreams of Joseph. I thought they were very striking, the sun and the moon. bowing down and all these kind of things.

Right, right. No, it's very interesting. One reason that I bring this up is I used to live in Egypt, as I told you, and I was much inspired by the prophetic dreams of Joseph. I thought they were very striking, the sun and the moon. bowing down and all these kind of things.

Right, right. No, it's very interesting. One reason that I bring this up is I used to live in Egypt, as I told you, and I was much inspired by the prophetic dreams of Joseph. I thought they were very striking, the sun and the moon. bowing down and all these kind of things.

So I think there's something very interesting about that realm of explanation and how that sort of spills and trickles into narratives in religious scripture.

So I think there's something very interesting about that realm of explanation and how that sort of spills and trickles into narratives in religious scripture.

So I think there's something very interesting about that realm of explanation and how that sort of spills and trickles into narratives in religious scripture.

It's quite interesting. So there's a phenomenon I'm sure you know of. It's temporal lobe epilepsy. So these guys will have epileptic seizures. So they will have that selectively in the temporal lobes. So they will, and this is the emotional part of the brain, become hyperactive. And so they will see everything in the world as almost like they're living in a dream. Everything is poetic.

It's quite interesting. So there's a phenomenon I'm sure you know of. It's temporal lobe epilepsy. So these guys will have epileptic seizures. So they will have that selectively in the temporal lobes. So they will, and this is the emotional part of the brain, become hyperactive. And so they will see everything in the world as almost like they're living in a dream. Everything is poetic.

It's quite interesting. So there's a phenomenon I'm sure you know of. It's temporal lobe epilepsy. So these guys will have epileptic seizures. So they will have that selectively in the temporal lobes. So they will, and this is the emotional part of the brain, become hyperactive. And so they will see everything in the world as almost like they're living in a dream. Everything is poetic.

Everything is highly salient. When I look at this pen right here, it's highly salient. It's emotional. It's godly. It's quite an interesting phenomenon.

Everything is highly salient. When I look at this pen right here, it's highly salient. It's emotional. It's godly. It's quite an interesting phenomenon.