Who is currently the wisest person on the planet?

Answer 1

The Dolly Llama!!!

Answer 2

Entirely too easy to answer, why, George W. Bush, of course! This man was able to coax a grief stricken nation into a very necessary conflict between good and evil. He's gloriously allowed us to remain in that war-torn environment until there is peace in the Middle-East (kind of an oxymoron at this point).

He superbly vetoes troublesome bills that would only help the poor and the children, who already get more help than they deserve. His laughter brings joy to the hearts of all that hear it, even Jon Stewart enjoys replicating it! He is truly representative of the American people, a cowboy who ignores the hopes and dreams of the rest of the world to do whatever the sam-hill he wants. Clearly this is the work of the world's wisest genius, as I'm sure the rest of you will agree.

The only part of this decision that was difficult was deciding not to include Dick Cheney.

Answer 3

This question is a paradox since the wisest people on the planet don't care who is considered the "wisest."

Answer 4

I reckon 'wise' as 'the degree to which one has integrated her experience (including both direct and indirect experience, 'knowledge') to form a coherent, consistent whole'. That is, you're wise if, leaving out nothing but the unknown factors, you can honestly explain how you got to this instant in the condition you're in.

The reckoning is an ongoing process, naturally, as the basis of experience and knowledge changes. Thus, at any given instant, MANY people may be 'wisest.' One can be young and wise; old and unwise; degenerate and wise; etc.

You can construct 'wisdom' now. "Amount of experience and knowledge" times "Degree of integration" would do, perhaps, though I'm reluctant to quantify a pan of worms.

Ceteris paribus, you might expect the eldest wise to have an edge in a side-by-side comparison of such 'wisdoms', which comports with intuition.

Answer 5

no one can ever single out who is the wisest person on earth,it can be you if you know how to carry yourself well,had so much compassion for other persons and can contribute little things to make this planet a better place for mankind.

Answer 6

Saint Peter used to have a quill pen and a ledger book. As the new arrivals turned up, he would write down their names. Then came the computer revolution. At first, printouts were delivered to the Pearly Gates each morning. These days, the whole of heaven is on a high-speed, wireless network. And the souls all come bar-coded. Or at least, they do if you believe in such things. If, though, you happen to suspect that heaven is a place on earth, you could have proof of this assertion very soon.
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Answer 7

I know a couple of people that could apply for the the title, but I agree with the post above mine: knowledge has become too specialized to allow one person to see the ultimate picture behind and so wisdom is lost (the new tower of Babel?).

Answer 8

nobody, since everyone has a specialty in a certain area of study. someone who knows evrything about physics might not know anything about chemistry. a bookworm might have read evry book on the planet but still not know how to rewire a computer. no on eis perfect, therefore, no one is wisest.

Answer 9

The scientist who presented the Gaia hypothesis: Dr. James Lovelock.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis

Answer 10

Joseph Stiglitz.

Answer 11

A Buddhist monk.