So Jaynes's theory is that consciousness, at least in the way we perceive it today, where we feel that we are the pilots of our own existence -- is a quite recent cultural development.
Jaynesi teooria kohaselt on teadlikkus vähemalt sellisena,  nagu me seda täna tajume, kontrolli tunnetamine  omaenese eksistentsi üle on kultuurilises arengus üsna uus nähtus.