From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Sat Aug 09 2003 - 12:38:41 BST
Hi Sam,
> Another cracking article from Karen Armstrong for those interested in
> the myth/reason/religion issue. Nothing we haven't covered, but she says
> it well:
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1015350,00.html
Fine article. Thanks for the reference. Did you notice Ms. Armstrong's
belief that intellect (logos) goes way back in human history, in fact,
to the very beginning? Here's what she says:
"There were two ways of arriving at truth, which Plato called mythos
and logos (reason). They complemented each other and were of equal
stature; both were essential. Unlike mythos, logos had to relate
accurately to the external world from the very earliest days, we used
it to create effective weapons and to run our societies efficiently."
Those who believe intellect (logos, reason, thinking, the manipulation
of symbols) suddenly emerged in ancient Greece may want to reconsider.
Armstrong goes on to suggest that the intellect level (as opposed to
intellect as a method of ascertaining truth) arose "as a result of the
scientific revolution" when "logos achieved such spectacular results in
the west that myth was discredited."
In other words, the intellectual level arose when logos became
dominant.
Platt
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