if you had to choose between: Intelligens and Wisdom?

Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:21 pm » by **Freeyourmindnow**

seahawk100 wrote:
otoel wrote:
seahawk100 wrote:Really? lmao. I would think that you could have intelligence, and not be wise, but how the hell could you have wisdom, without intelligence???

An intelligent person knows how trees work.
A wize person knows why they are important.

Ahava l`olam.

I don't understand your response to the quote. Your statement is non-sequitor to mine.

My point is, that one cannot arrive at wisdom, without the prerequisite intelligence. So, it would not be an "either- or" pondering. Wisdom is a natural, broader step up from a sharp intellect, and inclusive. - not the opposite.
If I were going to bite my tongue, and respond to the op's skewered question, I, as any intelligent person would, would choose to answer "wisdom," knowing that wisdom would include both- intelligence and wisdom..

Amun

When a fox walks lame, the old rabbit jumps :flop:

Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:23 pm » by **Boondox681**

intelligent does not equal smart.
wisdom.

Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:43 pm » by **Zegtelzegtel**

otoel wrote:An intelligent person knows how trees work.
A wize person knows why they are important.
Ahava l`olam.

haha exactly..nice!

Wisdom for REAL fuck intelligence!

Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:36 pm » by **Seahawk**

freeyourmindnow wrote:
When a fox walks lame, the old rabbit jumps

"Listening to a liar, is like drinking warm water."

Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:41 pm » by **Elnorel**

Intelligence.

Higher the intelligence, the more profound wisdom one obtains in time.
A wise chimp is still a chimp.

Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:21 pm » by **Zegtelzegtel**

elnorel wrote:Intelligence.
A wise chimp is still a chimp.

What would make a better world...

intelligent people or wise people...?

Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:22 pm » by **Daemonfoe**

Wisdom is experience. Nothing more.

Intelligence is the capacity to use that experience.

If you choose to discard intelligence, then you cannot obtain wisdom as you have no mental capacity for it.

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I think the OP just stated his question wrong. It would make more sense if it read:

"Would you rather be more wise or more intelligent?"

You can't really have one w/o the other.

In either case I would still choose intelligence. Wisdom grows over time, intelligence decreases. Why would you choose to have great knowledge but no ability to understand it? I would rather have little knowledge and have a great capability of understanding, and then gain knowledge through life experiences.

Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:29 pm » by **Tuor10**

I would find a way to acquire both.
Maybe bribe the official or something :O)

Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:34 pm » by **Zegtelzegtel**

daemonfoe wrote:Wisdom is experience.

not sure of that..not for all people at least...imo

daemonfoe wrote:If you choose to discard intelligence, then you cannot obtain wisdom as you have no mental capacity for it.

I agree with that...

is Yoda intelligent or wise?

Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:35 pm » by **Tylerdurden**

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