A good read. Followed neo-tech back in the 90s, another good read was "Atheism, a case against god"...by George H. Smith.

I am a now retired psychotherapist, and recall when this book became something of the rage some decades ago. I also recall when it was considered to have been debunked.
Admittedly, have not read it, and would be interested in a brief synopsis of the part, or parts , relevant to the god thesis.

WOW!!!! I know this book! It's old, but I think it still has a lot of relevance. I've spoken to a number of people in the field of psychology, and I've never met one who has read it. I did because I was studying evolutionary linguistics. If there's any truth in Jaynes' hypothesis, it sure does explain a lot!! For people who "hear" god and for people who "hear" voices (see: schizophrenia). I did see mention of it once on a website/organization dedicated to freeing people who are "locked into" a psychiatric diagnosis: mindfreedom.com, if you're interested. After reading this book I became convinced that there is no difference at all except the reaction of society. Thanks for calling attention to this ToolGuy!

You don't need to read 479 pages of a book to know why? They were all brainwashed by their parents, schools, society and peers. All babies are born without a belief or without prejudice of any kind, then brainwashed parents come in and so forth, voila, believe in bullshit! You are welcome, I saved you from wasting your time.

And quite the cornerstone for a gosh-darn fun SF book from the 1990's, Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson.

Cyberpunk meets the corpus callosum.