[redgolum]

The West is rooted in the deification of reason and to some extent humanization of God: man is the final arbiter of what's possible and what's impossible, even God. Thus, there is a "need" to rationally "prove" the irrational.

Good point. Have often thought it was because the Romance and Western European languages lend themselves well to things like law and science, but can't compete with Greek for more philosophical things. Probably a graduate level thesis somewhere in there.

[kosta50]

Have often thought it was because the Romance and Western European languages lend themselves well to things like law and science, but can't compete with Greek for more philosophical things

It is not in the language as much as in the mindset and a way of life. Rational and analytical, coupled with practical and disciplined, wins wars, brings wealth and power. Spiritual deals with things invisible and untouchable, the "World to come." To a rational pragmatist, there is little currency in them.