2007-06-01 07:15:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
The typical question is “Is wisdom more important than knowledge?” Comparing wisdom to intelligence is not really a valid comparison for two reasons.
First, wisdom and knowledge are both acquired, whereas intellect is innate. In other words, I can learn to be wise, but I can’t learn to be smart.
Second, the definition of wisdom in this context is essentially the proper application of knowledge. To be wise requires solid cognitive reasoning skills, i.e. intelligence. So you cannot ask if it is better to be wise or intelligent, since wisdom cannot exist without intelligence. Over time a person can become as wise as his intellect will permit, but cannot exceed that threshold.
So really your question should be “is it important that wisdom accompany intelligence?”
To make a fair comparison out of your question, we have to assume a certain level of intelligence, without which no level of wisdom can exist. Now, we’ll assume that the wise person has reached a level of wisdom at or near his potential given his intellect. For the person with intelligence, we have to assume that he is more intelligent than the wise man, each having an attribute that the other lacks in order to make for a fair comparison, but that intelligence is untrained. Thus the person with greater intelligence has greater potential than the person with wisdom.
It's sort of like asking if you would rather have a bag of flour or a bag of seed. Although the bag of seed has more potential and could ultimately yield more fruit, it really depends on how hungry you are at the moment.
Given the choice between the two, I’d opt for having more intelligence. I would like to have the greatest personal potential possible. Again, I can learn to be wise, but I can’t learn to be smart. However a hiring manager will typically opt for the wise person, no matter how smart the undeveloped intelligent person may be. Why? Because the hiring manager is hungry now. Let someone else grow the seed, he just wants the bread.
2007-06-01 07:55:12 · answer #1 · answered by boardintooblivian2 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Intelligence is more important than wisdom because if you don't have the intelligence to understand the wisdom then your screwed.
2007-06-01 07:23:41 · answer #2 · answered by Rochelle N 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what is the foundation of intelligence if you are a fool... intelligence often reflects on ability to absorb and memorize what others knew... wisdom comes from life experience and thinking for oneself... we live in societies that function and up lift intelligence, this so called intelligent society can't understand that wisdom and intelligence should be exactly the same thing..
2007-06-01 07:39:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. That's the difference between 2 people who have the same college education, but 1 person got their degree 20 years earlier-- wisdom.
2007-06-01 07:23:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
More important???
Thats like asking what is more important--vitamin C or Vitamin D.
Intelligence is clearly more important because wise people are far inferior at coping with bad decisions albeit they make less bad decisions.
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2007-06-01 08:09:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe it is,since I associate wisdom to experience and common sense,and intelligence is gained thru education and books..but hey thats just me..=)
2007-06-01 07:24:05 · answer #6 · answered by *toona* 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technologically conversing, augmented actuality (AR) looks the way forward for humanity. the secret isn't approximately changing humanity with a robotic equivalent (that must be the case with AI) yet via increasing the intelligence of the interface and data that we could continually make judgements.
2016-12-18 10:54:30 · answer #7 · answered by deibert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wisdom proceeds intelligence!
2007-06-01 10:39:31 · answer #8 · answered by me 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You see ,having intelligence is having the knowledge.Wisdom is putting that knowledge to good use.
Or putting into action.
2007-06-01 07:40:48 · answer #9 · answered by ninpo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
Wisdom is key to succeed.
2007-06-01 07:20:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋