> some of the theories in Snow Crash were incredible, and way before their time. The namshubs from Snow Crash are pretty heavily inspired by ideas from The Ori

> some of the theories in Snow Crash were incredible, and way before their time. The namshubs from Snow Crash are pretty heavily inspired by ideas from The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. It's a very interesting book. Richard Dawkins said of it "It is one of those books that is either complete rubbish or a work of consummate genius, nothing in between! Probably the former, but I'm hedging my bets."