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You only have to look at some of the comments on this site to tell the difference.
Cathexis is a prime example of opinion tempered by experience.
Whereas others, who may give intelligent answers do seem to be rigid in their reasoning, and cannot for the most part think outside the box.
And of course there are those who are still using clearasil and barely have hair on their privates, who seem to believe they know everything, like we all did at that age.
Wisdom: Steelhamster has bushel-loads of it.
This, by the way, is a wise question. Very thought-provoking.
by mojo on Sat Nov 27, 04 1:34pm
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But does that mean that you get wiser as you get older, and that you can't be wise unless you're old?
Not so much age asexperience, one can build up lots of experience.
The old cliche of 'travel broadens the mind' isnt as hackneyed as it appears. Meeting people of different cultures can put ones own life in perspective. I travelled through India and spent time in Goa for a few months and the experience gave me new insights on life, I doubt I could have gotten had I stayed at home.
I did all this between the age of 21 and 24, so although young, the experience was a growing one.
I have met 65 year old people who are still as provincial as ever and to me their age only embittered them.
No. There are very wise young people and very foolish old people. This web site is a cross-section of humanity. If you stick around, you'll see who has wisdom - and some of the youngest people here are the wisest. *You* are young, yet you posted this wonderful question.
Check out, for example, Cherri's and GSNewWorldRuler's ballots and comments. They are much younger than I am, but know I could learn a thing or two from them. I have two best friends - one just turned 16 and the other just turned 79. Wisdom comes in all colors, shapes, sizes and ages.
Again, bravo for this terrific question.
by mojo on Sat Nov 27, 04 1:44pm
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I will try and remember to give you Karma for this ballot, as soon as it is sorted out.... reiterating Mojos point about an excellent ballot.
Wisdom/Intelligence and 99 cents will get you a cup of coffee in most joints.
Intelligence is learned through books and other such media, wisdom is the art of applying that intelligence to our lives.
That's my opinion, anyway. Thanks Mojo :)
Uh, cherri's the wise one, what she said. :)
No.
Western science has falsely regarded the newborn infant as virtually unconscious, having no "volitional system," motivated by animalistic "drives,"and unable to organize or act upon its chaotic perceptions of the world.
Research by scientists continues to knock down one myth and assumption after the other.And where do we end up? Where it all
begins.
The unborn and the newborn are sensitive, active ,attentive, and communicative beings with well developed senses.Children and adults have been found to have verifiable recollections of life in the womb.
Even in the womb we are smiling , crying, affectionate and interelating. The conventional or clinical term "staring bouts " is a misunderstanding that all creatures, ourselves and non-human are naturally contemplative and meditative.An infants trance state is common knowledge among tibetans who are famous for demonstrating the latent potential that lays dormant within us
"People, look at yourselves, did not Christs emerge from you, and can you not be Christs? Can I with will-power not be a ChristÂ…? How absurd all our life is. It distorts us from the cradle, and instead of truly real people some kind of monster emerges. "
--- Esenin (1895-1925)
(Gnostic Buddhist)
What an intelligent way of putting it brar, in a wise sort of way :O)
NEWSFLASH: There is no WISDOM on Best And Worst. There are quite a few intelligent people on the site, but the wise people have left the site. Face it, this is neverland; nothing but self-indulgent masterbation. There are people on this site who are probably giving up sex just to post. If you're (and I include myself) looking for wisdom, get off the keyboard and get into life.
You can say that wisdom is knowing morals and understanding everyday things very well. Intelligence is being book smart. Being book smart will help you in life but being intelligent is nothing if you aren't wise. Wisdom is more important.
i think intelligence is the understanding of that which is logical, while wisdom is the understanding of that which is NOT logical
neothe1- wisdom is logic. For me intelligence is not enough. One may have the intelligence of how to build nuclear weapons, but that does not necessarily make him/her wise.
I think so. For me knowledge is the accumulation of any number facts. Experience is applied knowledge.
This distinction reminds me of another pair of important distinctions: theoretical IQ (what the test measures( and functional IQ (what you do with your IQ). Obviously, functional intelligence is more important than your theoretical IQ, But try telling that to some twit who took the Mensa take home and administer IQ test (a scam by the real genuises in Mensa Corp who hook people into spending dollars for memberships and all sorts of stuff) and now prances about all a-twitter and flapping his certificate that proves he/she is a genius all around their dollar and a half and hour job. But maybe I'm too harsh?
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