the problem i see with this idea, is it applies a universal wisdom and knowledge to all humans on the basis of the year they live in. If that were true, all people (or at least most) alive today would be smarter or wiser or at least more in tune to the world around them, than Aristotle, Socrates, Buddha, or a great number of others. including Descartes. I think so, therefore it is.
Deane > Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:49:20 -0700 > Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: The Phenomenon ' I ' > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > One more point I would like to make on the I think I am conundrum. > > I think we respect and rely on the ancients and their knowledge and > wisdom far too much. It may have been the basis of modern thought, > but I believe we have gone far beyond that in wisdom and knowledge > which renders the ancient knowledge of little more value than a primer > for newcomers and a monument to humankind's advancement. >
