(the cancer as I view it would be the formation of an idealism) — Mayor of Simpleton
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
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
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
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
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
"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
And you expect something other than folly? I don't believe you. — unenlightened
Does that make me narcissistic?
— Noble Dust
I have far too small of a sample size to make any decision. — Mayor of Simpleton
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
It's not as if our mind has a reason/passion dichotomy working within it in some sort of factual sense. It's just a useful set of categories for many situations -- but reason is motivated by passion, and passion is curtailed by reason. — Moliere
I would like to also add, that, what I call a false dichotomy between emotions and reason runs very deep and is even ingrained in linguistic analysis. The law of excluded middle seems to be rife when talking about the two. — Posty McPostface
Get you closer to what you said you "don't fully get". To me it doesn't seem much different than say music. — Πετροκότσυφας
There are musical structures, kinds of melodies, rythms etc, that I find beautiful or pleasing, without them being "connected to personal experiences and specific life scenarios". In many cases, it is their pleasing nature that leads me to connect them with personal experiences that enhance my appreciation for them. The opposite can happen too. — Πετροκότσυφας
I don't know, it might be the case that my aesthetic appreciation for such features (either musical or spatial) is based on personal experiences and life events, so the latter always precede, but if that's so, it's too subtle to notice. — Πετροκότσυφας
It was nothing special to look at but it is a part of me. — Bitter Crank
I love large structures too, like the bridge above, for their structural features out of which comes a beauty. — Bitter Crank
Well, that's all right. You don't have to find architecture fascinating. — Bitter Crank
You of all people should know that I am very level-headed on controversial subjects — TimeLine