Wisdom

I've been thinking. I know, what a silly thing to do. Anyway...

Webster's defines wisdom as follows:
Main Entry: wis·dom
Pronunciation: 'wiz-d&m
Function: noun
1 a : accumulated philosophic or scientific learning : KNOWLEDGE b : ability to discern inner qualities and relationships : INSIGHT c : good sense : JUDGMENT d : generally accepted belief <challenges what has become accepted wisdom among many historians -- Robert Darnton>
2 : a wise attitude, belief, or course of action
3 : the teachings of the ancient wise men

Do you consider yourself "wise"? And what do you think has enabled you to achieve this? What do you believe the word "wisdom" encompasses? And how much do you believe age and wisdom are intrinsically linked?

Originally posted by xmarksthespot

Do you consider yourself "wise"? And what do you think has enabled you to achieve this? What do you believe the word "wisdom" encompasses? And how much do you believe age and wisdom are intrinsically linked?

I think the word "wise" is relative. Depending on the context it can refer to a specific field, but usually it refers to life in general.

Age and wisdom are obviously linked; a 70-year-old knows far more about life than a 20-year-old.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
I think the word "wise" is relative. Depending on the context it can refer to a specific field, but usually it refers to life in general.

Age and wisdom are obviously linked; a 70-year-old knows far more about life than a 20-year-old.

Not necessarily a 70 year old might have drawn the wrong conclusions from the day he was born, while the 20 year old perceived and understood everything he experienced so far accurately.

Most of the time, age and wisdom are linked...yes. Also intelligence and wisdom is linked.

Originally posted by Great Vengeance
Most of the time, age and wisdom are linked...yes. Also intelligence and wisdom is linked.

I guess I can agree with both. But if you just go by age you will not be able to determine the wisdom of a person. That is just to simple.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Not necessarily a 70 year old might have drawn the wrong conclusions from the day he was born, while the 20 year old perceived and understood everything he experienced so far accurately.

I'm talking about general life experiences, like growing up, marriage, kids, losing your parents, your best freind dying, etc....

Not opinons.

The only thing I know about wisdom, is that I am not wise.

Originally posted by Deus Venèficus
The only thing I know about wisdom, is that I am not wise.

😂

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
I'm talking about general life experiences, like growing up, marriage, kids, losing your parents, your best freind dying, etc....

Not opinons.

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
One does not need to be 70 to experience all those things. And one being 70 would not imply having learned from any of them.

The mere fact that he has been on the planet so long, makes him wise.

An old saying to be wise in ones own eyes is is not wisdom at all......Wisdom can be perceived by others. Trying to do the wise things with all the knowledge you can encompass along with experiences and age helps, but there are always exceptions....There are some pretty stupid 70 year old and some pretty wise 9 year olds........And some people never learn from their mistakes...Some can't control their temper and let it thread through their lives making decisions distorted and not properly thought through......Wisdom is hard to explain.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
The mere fact that he has been on the planet so long, makes him wise.

Ohhh....look how he pwns with his Latin...

Where are you from by the way? You may PM me in case you don't want to admit it publicly...you DO have to answer me though,

Originally posted by Bardock42
Ohhh....look how he pwns with his Latin...

Where are you from by the way? You may PM me in case you don't want to admit it publicly...you DO have to answer me though,

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
Latin is but one of my varied and many talents. I live in New Zealand, a small country at the edge of the world which no one cares about, German swine!

Latin is one of the many talents I tried to acquire but failed horribly....and you live on the other side of the freaking world. What the hell...stop that.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
I think the word "wise" is relative. Depending on the context it can refer to a specific field, but usually it refers to life in general.

Age and wisdom are obviously linked; a 70-year-old knows far more about life than a 20-year-old.

I don't think wisdom need inevitably be linked to age. Nor knowledge. In fact I believe that wisdom and knowledge/intelligence can be exclusive - having one does not automatically equal having the other. Just because one is old does not in fact equal one being wise.

I believe concepts of wisdom to be a relative commodity, but I often equate wisdom, in its basest form, to knowing what to do with ones knowledge, and secondly to actually understanding what it is one knows. I always like Socrates quite on the subject:

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

A person doesn't have to be smart to be wise, or old - a wise person is a person who possesses the ability and faculties of very good common sense, judgement and foresight, as well as understanding the benefits of action, as well as inaction, and ones own limitations.

Am I wise? I don't know if I am qualified to make that claim, I certainly seek to be.

Cum hoc ergo propter hoc

Correlation implies causation? How very true.

Latin is but one of my varied and many talents. I live in New Zealand, a small country at the edge of the world which no one cares about, German swine!

I care about New Zealand, all I can say is " Go the All Blacks!"

Yeh, but you're Australian aren't you? I think that legally invalidates your opinion 😛.

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
Yeh, but you're Australian aren't you? I think that legally invalidates your opinion 😛.

Man, that sucks, I want an invalid opinion as well.

We all want what we can't have. Your opinion is valid... too valid.. it's validity could implode the universe. You should really stop having opinions it's dangerous.

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
We all want what we can't have. Your opinion is valid... too valid.. it's validity could implode the universe. You should really stop having opinions it's dangerous.

Will it kill me? Like Cancer? Or AIDS? Or George Bush?