The Evolving and Involving Maturity of Science

[Fool]

As humans do we psychologically mature with the growth of knowledge and awareness of both our inner and outer nature?


But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”

The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

 

[George-ananda]

As humans do we psychologically mature with the growth of knowledge and awareness of both our inner and outer nature?

Hopefully, we get gradually wiser, yes.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

As humans do we psychologically mature with the growth of knowledge and awareness of both our inner and outer nature?


But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”

The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

Just limiting our massive increase in knowledge to our "outer" nature, the fact is that your average person isn't significantly more educated or informed than your average person at other points in time. There seems to be an accelerating gap between our species knowledge, and individual knowledge. However, most people seem to think that they are somehow made superior by what others actually do and know. I expect however you define our "inner" nature, this same phenomenon applies.

 

[Sunstone]

As humans do we psychologically mature with the growth of knowledge and awareness of both our inner and outer nature?

How can human nature be divided into an inner and an outer nature?

 

[Fool]

How can human nature be divided into an inner and an outer nature?

abstract ideas are inner. like mathematics. we create number symbols out of our own minds. we don't observe the symbol 1 in nature. but we know a tree can be represented as 1 and two trees by the symbol 2, or II, or two.

 

[CogentPhilosopher]

innate vs adaptive

Your then referring to psychology which covers nature vs nurture.

 

[Sunstone]

innate vs adaptive

Thanks for the clarification. So far as I can see, there is no guarantee that the accumulation of knowledge will result in wisdom.

 

[Fool]

Your then referring to psychology which covers nature vs nurture.

no its the difference between extraspection and introspection

 

[Fool]

Thanks for the clarification. So far as I can see, there is no guarantee that the accumulation of knowledge will result in wisdom.

what would then?

if the consciousness doesn't adapt to the environment, does it atrophy?

 

[paarsurrey]

Hopefully, we get gradually wiser, yes.

Any proof to that effect? Please
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