&gt;In a traditional society, if you exhibited “schizophrenic” tendencies, you are immediately drawn out of the pack and put under the care and tutelage of master shamans.<p>This is a form of coercion in and of itself. And as there&#x27;s no such thing as prophecy, or magical cures, it turns out to be a profoundly unhelpful kind of coercion, both for the &quot;shaman&quot; and the society in general.