Wisdom

[ckj846]

I am doing a wisdom project for school in which you interview various people of different ethnic backrounds and ages on wisdom. I was just thinking to myself, what really is the definition of wisdom? Is it intelligence, experience, knowledge of certain topics. In my mind, being wise is someone who is a leader who has experienced many things. A wise person is someone you could look to for advice. What are your opinions on wisdom?

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[Omeganitros]

RE: Wisdom

Wisdom is not intelligence. I know that, at least.

[Cj_leonine]

Re: RE: Wisdom

Wisdom is not intelligence. I know that, at least.

Yea that's a tough one. I would say wisdom is not so much as bieng smart but just having a wide base of knowledge based on your experiences. Theres more to it than that though.

Just hard to really explain.

[lord_carbo]

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I believe wisdom is sort-of like the street smarts of life. There are knowledgeable people (who know stuff), there are intelligent people (who can solve problems well), then there are wise people.

[ckj846]

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Could you be a bit more specific? I think that wise people are a combination of things that people look up to. It seems to me that age also has to do with wisdom. I'm just saying that you don't really see a wise seven year old as much as you see a sixty year old. Would you consider wise people mystics?
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[JurseyRider734]

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People with common sense. Like me.

Intelligence is basically copying information from a book into your head, but real wisdom is pretty rare. Usually people who are observant or give good advice are wise, like me. 8)

[MalReynolds]

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Or, you know... Stubborn. Being stubborn isn't wisdom or common sense. Common sense is not touching the stove, because it's red hot... Not yelling at people for having different views. 8)

But wisdom isn't always common sense. It's also the thought process. It's being able to mentally put things together without help, I think.

Mal

[Reach]

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Wisdom is about having good judgement, as well as vast knowledge.

[Synthlight]

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In my eyes, wisdom is the ability to react correctly in any situation that presents itself. It is also closely related to insight.

Cheers,

Synthlight

[Tasselfoot]

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You guys are all missing this....


Intelligence is for Mages
Wisdom is for Clerics.

Duh. If you want to cast all kinds of COOL spells with fire and ice and shooting projectiles, not to mention crazy walls, floating protection fists, magical watchdogs, etc you need Intelligence. If you want to PRAY for your abilities and be able to heal, turn zombies, and have not nearly as cool ways to injure your enemies... you need Wisdom.

Or you could just use your STR and bear your way through everyone. I like that strategy personally. A good REND never left anyone the same way as before.

[Anuj]

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[quote="JurseyRider734"]People with common sense. Like me.quote]

My, aren't we cocky? =P

But yeah, as its been stated already, wisdom is more like common sense... If you are presented with a situation you've never faced before, you'd probably do much better than somebody who has lots of intelligence, but very little wisdom, and very little experience with the same sitution...

Intelligence on the other hand, is book smart... There are many booksmart people out there, but there are less smart smart (wise) people out there in my opinion.

What can I say, the world is full of dumbasses =P

[Synthlight]

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That reminds me of that story about the guy who knew everything about every breed of horse but sat on the saddle backwards.

Cheers,

Synthlight

[talisman]

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You people all have mixed up definitions of intelligence. Intelligence covers all sorts of different areas of learning, comprehension, expression, plasticity, adaptibility, and the ability to connect input and memory in order to maximize the benefits of output.

Wisdom is a word typically applied to those who have acquired lots of information and are able to apply it reatively and uniquely to various situations. It's just another form of intelligence.

[Reach]

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Yes. Intelligence doesn't have anything to do with being book smart. You've all been brainwashed by the school system after the years of being told that getting high grades means you're smart XD

Considering we arn't even sure what intelligence is, it's kind of hard to test it.

[igotrhythm]

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Tass officially wins this thread for interpreting "Wisdom" as a typical RPG might.

Synth comes in second for having a very simple and rational explanation despite his non-existence. :P