Because philosophy means "the love of wisdom"? Seem's lamely prosaic. — Noble Dust
While one who sings with his tongue on fire. Gargles in the rat race choir. Bent out of shape from society's pliers. Cares not to come up any higher. But rather get you down in the hole. That he's in. — His Bobness
I tend not to post much anymore, as I consider that to be the "wiser choice", — Mayor of Simpleton
Wisdom can mean quite a few things, such as the accumulated knowledge over many year (of course... forgetting to define what is "knowledge" and how many years is supposed to be "many years"), the ability to seek clearly and quickly the inner relationships between varous factors (a rather vague notion at best) or (even worse) the teachings of ancient men... back when things were simple and less stressful (as if). :roll: — Mayor of Simpleton
If one goes about with the self-attributed notion of being wise or having wisdom this might well be the indication of a strong narcissistic personality disorder. (more than not this is someone who has something to sell) — Mayor of Simpleton
Does that make me narcissistic? — Noble Dust
I really don't care. — Noble Dust
Yes, because I asked "What is wisdom?" — Noble Dust
Does that make me narcissistic?
— Noble Dust
I have far too small of a sample size to make any decision. — Mayor of Simpleton
And you expect something other than folly? I don't believe you. — unenlightened
"For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent." (1 Corinthians 1:19-20)
Which would be nice if it doesn't then go on to juxtapose this with the Wisdom of God. — StreetlightX
This implies some metaphysics about how do you go about "hand.picking" knowledge. — Posty McPostface
Strange quote to choose out of our exchange so far!
Again, I'm an idiot. Ask TimeLine or @StreetlightX for evidence. — Noble Dust
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