Dozens of potential mechanisms described, with none uniquely convincing IMHO. One interesting suggestion is the group splitting hypothesis: > The group-splitti

Dozens of potential mechanisms described, with none uniquely convincing IMHO. One interesting suggestion is the group splitting hypothesis: > The group-splitting hypothesis of schizophrenia (Stevens and Price, 2000) posits that proliferating tribal communities must eventually split to maintain optimum numbers. According to this hypothesis, schizotypal traits in certain prominent individuals may be advantageous to ensure survival of the offshoot group. These prominent individuals could use paranoia, delusions, religious themes, and neologisms to fraction disaffected groups and to seed new cultures.