Originally posted by SaTsuJiN
if you're talking about the wisdom of lifes experiences, then yes.. elders would be more in-tune with advice for younger people...however if you meant wise as in scoring genius-level on an IQ test then thats not an age determining factor
wisdom and intelligence are different
intelligence is the ability to adapt, so wisdom would technically be out of the question.
Think about this, the demands for a higher score go up with age.
So you can conclude that intelligence is higher in children than adults, but the adults usually have more experience.
But this isn't ALWAYS the case.
Not nesscarely. Wisdom comes with selflessness, experience, and letting God speak to you.. If you're a stagnant being then about the only think age may do for you is make you more intelligent. (And even then only mildly..) As we are constantly being fed information.. Today's society has an abundance of intelligent people, but not a hint of wisdom. They have rejected The God that resides in us all for thier marketing ploys and fancy cars.. And it's going to get worse before it get's better..
An intelligent person knows a tomato is a fruit.
A wise person knows not to put a tomato in a fruit salad.
Originally posted by Spelljammer
Not nesscarely. Wisdom comes with selflessness, experience, and letting God speak to you..
Wisdom is the ability to practically apply the accumulated knowledge, erudition and enlightenment of one's life. It is the ability "to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting". God has nothing to do with it. Actually, to be quite honest, accepting things through faith alone, which is often required when practicing religion goes against the definition of wisdom in some aspects.
Originally posted by Spelljammer
Today's society has an abundance of intelligent people, but not a hint of wisdom. They have rejected The God that resides in us all for thier marketing ploys and fancy cars.. And it's going to get worse before it get's better..
There is alot of wisdom out there today, it's just that it is often ignored. Rejecting your idea of god has nothing to do with it. There are many wise people, today and throughout history, who did not believe in God. Perhaps you should save the god-talk for the religion forum, or at least for when it applies.
To help answer the original question, attaining the experiences and knowledge that would help to make one wise is a direct result of life experience and aging. That kinda makes the point that the older you get the wiser you get. However, there are plenty of older people who are not wise, but I believe that a lack of intelligence, maturity or ability to think for themselves plays a part in that also. Being older does not make you wiser, but it definitely helps.
To understand reality is not the same as to know about outward events. It is to perceive the essential nature of things. The best-informed man is not necessarily the wisest. Indeed there is a danger that precisely in the multiplicity of his knowledge he will lose sight of what is essential. But on the other hand, knowledge of an apparently trivial detail quite often makes it possible to see into the depth of things. And so the wise man will seek to acquire the best possible knowledge about events, but always without becoming dependent upon this knowledge. To recognize the significant in the factual is wisdom. Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.
Originally posted by debbiejo
To understand reality is not the same as to know about outward events. It is to perceive the essential nature of things. The best-informed man is not necessarily the wisest. Indeed there is a danger that precisely in the multiplicity of his knowledge he will lose sight of what is essential. But on the other hand, knowledge of an apparently trivial detail quite often makes it possible to see into the depth of things. And so the wise man will seek to acquire the best possible knowledge about events, but always without becoming dependent upon this knowledge. To recognize the significant in the factual is wisdom. Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.
if you're going to quote dietrich bonhoeffer, the least you can do is give her credit