Science and Philosophy Discussion

I think I heard the comment that perhaps we were 'smarter' today then back in the period discussed in class. And, don't we have any great thinkers today? 

My thought on that is that our western culture at least is built  on scientific reasoning and any philosophical points that can't be logically proven are generally overlooked. Seems to me that if 'smarter' means we know a lot more science then 2000 years ago then yes, we are smarter. But science builds on itself and we stand on the shoulders of thousands of years of observation and experimentation.  

Philosophy on the other hand may in fact be hindered by previous thought. It would seem to me that it doesn't build so much on previous philosophic thinking and that thinking, may, in fact, hinder or box in the free expression of new ideas. I'm sure if you are tuned into it (I am not) there are many profound philosophical thinkers today but they don't get much of a hearing in the west since our focus is logical science to control our world. 

Likewise, thinking in religious circles around God may be constrained by church dogma, fundamentalist enthusiasm, or just plain laziness on our part to do the work that comes with such conceptualizing. Our society is so busy chasing 'happiness' and 'success', maybe we don't give ourselves time to be tuned into this kind of thinking which provides little or no obvious rewards.

- ERIC

The Language of Inner Space?

A thought for further consideration: 

Understand the language of the mind (thought/ego), but believe the language of the heart (soul/gnosis).

Does this resonate clarity for the role of inner space?

- Pete Norton