WIsdom is ‘sapientia’ [a name I feel has been somewhat missappropriated here but I won’t press the point.] — Wayfarer
btw... exactly what am I the "mayor" of? — Mayor of Simpleton
I tend to regard metaphysics to actually imply "MEphysics", as in... all things considered the entire universe and all the happening within the universe are simply all about me. — Mayor of Simpleton
I believe I'd refer to it as a hand picked hermetically sealed worldview where one starts with the central answers then subsequently forming questions in respect to these pre-assumed central answers; thus creating the illusion of critical thinking. — Mayor of Simpleton
(it's posts like these that makes me wonder if it is wise of me to post much of anything any more? :wink: ) — Mayor of Simpleton
Which should, arguably, be now changed to ‘homo faber’ - ‘man who makes’, as distinct from ‘wise’, as wisdom seems a scarcity in an age defined so much by engineering and science. — Wayfarer
Do your jokes demean other people at all? I can't tell; you seem to be on the brink of loving jab and demeaning jab. — Noble Dust
I don't really know either.
We seem to be living in a day and age of the professionally offended, so I supose you'd have to consult others... probably the one's who'd possibly take offence.
Believe me there are quite a few "hash tag" groups out there who'd be more than happy to tell you just how offended they are about everything that simply does not conform to the filter of their own personal comfort. — Mayor of Simpleton
The truth has been spoken! — Posty McPostface
Again, I'm an idiot. Ask TimeLine or @StreetlightX for evidence. — Noble Dust
I get it, I get it, it's impossible to offend you. You're an incredible castle all your own. You're clearly a relic from "the old PF days". I lay my dues before you and bow.
But you don't want that, do you? The minute I offer that to you, you'll "meow", and come up with a clever response. I respect that. I don't understand it's use, but I respect it...I guess.
But, the minute I offer that bow, you'll laugh it off.
Wait, do we have any philosophical disagreement? I can't tell; I got so rapped up in this whole wonderful game. — Noble Dust
what I'm not sure about is changing definitions. — Noble Dust
But, but... Plato and them religious types that all copied his argument! How does one address the authoritarians? — Posty McPostface
Don't get me involved. — TimeLine
Nevertheless! I think the word wisdom is merely an old word that attempts to describe emotional intelligence but has since become victim to a quality narcissists like to add to their repertoire to give an air of legitimacy in their judgements of others. — TimeLine
It is to have common sense - which as Voltaire perfectly said is not so common - and an ability to regulate the inner self along with an outer life (professional, interpersonal) and to transcend societal constructs to be capable of studying the world objectively. — TimeLine
One of the people of the "old days of PF"... who also was banned for getting folks to come to this refuge when the PF ship sailed adrift to crash on the rocks, but hey... it was something to do. — Mayor of Simpleton
(the cancer as I view it would be the formation of an idealism) — Mayor of Simpleton
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