Considering the viciousness and divisiveness of our discourse today, we certainly do not exude the cooperative and increasing human development spirit that prevailed among ancient pioneers of deep thinking and knowledge such as that from Greek philosophy ranging from Thales, Stoics, and Skeptics, among others.

Those ancient philosophers and their scholars never subscribed to the “winner-takes-all” approach common nowadays. They were open to accept or build on the knowledge prior philosophers discovered. To them, it was never about self-gain primarily, but advancement of knowledge and human development.

We rarely see such interactions nowadays. If at all, the lines are drawn and people forced to be on polar sides of the debate, with no side willing to concede some aspects of truth from the other side to combine the best of both sides to develop better and useful knowledge.

Notwithstanding our divergent beliefs, but when considering even ancient authors of the canonical writings of the Old and New Testament Gospels, we can clearly see that those authors have demonstrated constructiveness in their knowledge and writings. None has ever criticized another author’s writings to advance theirs. We need not look further than topical discussions of today to realise that there is extreme divergence of views and hardening of hearts and attitudes towards those holding contrary views. Where did we lose it? By Nimroth Gwetsa, 30 September 2021. Continue reading →