Philosophy

Is the pre-socratic philosophy a waste of energy?

No, it's good. Even if it were bad it would not be a waste of a person's energy if their critical thinking were sharpened up upon its consideration.

I have quoted Heraclitus many more times than I have any other ancient Greek Philosopher. There are only 124 fragments associated with Heraclitus so there isn't much to read and it seems to me that his aphorisms are dense with what could be called wisdom for instance: "Man's Character is his fate." I qualify this with: "Humankind's character and competence is his destiny." ......... "To extinguish hubris is more needed than to extinguish a fire." I believe this aphorism is true and relevant to our times. ..... The statement from Heraclitus: "Dogs bark at everyone they do not know" is pregnant with meaning. ... Of course with Heraclitus as with any other Philosopher or thinker, his philosophy should be taken with "A grain of salt."

I have quoted Heraclitus many more times than I have any other ancient Greek Philosopher. There are only 124 fragments associated with Heraclitus so there isn't much to read and it seems to me that his aphorisms are dense with what could be called wisdom for instance: "Man's Character is his fate." I qualify this with: "Humankind's character and competence is his destiny." ......... "To extinguish hubris is more needed than to extinguish a fire." I believe this aphorism is true and relevant to our times. ..... The statement from Heraclitus: "Dogs bark at everyone they do not know" is pregnant with meaning. ... Of course with Heraclitus as with any other Philosopher or thinker, his philosophy should be taken with "A grain of salt."

Your last sentence is so correct - I wish others took this view more serious. We should also include all of us. Thank you

it is true that we all have blind spots even the "suits" "Intellectuals" and especially the "Specialists." Y Gasset made the point that "Specialization is Neo-barbarianism.

From Heraclitus: "Listen not to me, but to my word." I take that to be his reasoning.

From the New Testament: "When the blind follow the blind, they both fall into the ditch." if it were not bad enough to go into the ditch, it would be even worst to be at the bottom of the pile-up in the in ditch.