Wisdom
Someone, whom I had mistaken for an atheist, because he called himself one, but who in reality only is a pseudo-atheist (entry 305), calls the bible a book of wisdom.
That inspired me to ponder over the meaning of the word wisdom.
Someone, whom I had mistaken for an atheist, because he called himself one, but who in reality only is a pseudo-atheist (entry 305), calls the bible a book of wisdom.
That inspired me to ponder over the meaning of the word wisdom.
Skeptics, atheists and rational people define wisdom differently from believers and all gullible people, who are irrationally confounding other people's claims with truth.
In my own words I would define wisdom as some high level of understanding and knowledge how to live one's own live and how to interact with others based upon the ability to enhance the benefit and wellbeing for all.
In my own words I would define wisdom as some high level of understanding and knowledge how to live one's own live and how to interact with others based upon the ability to enhance the benefit and wellbeing for all.
On http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom there is a better phrased definition.
"Wisdom is a deep understanding and realizing of people, things, events or situations, resulting in the ability to choose or act or inspire to consistently produce the optimum results with a minimum of time, energy or thought. "
But what someone considers and values as wisdom, depends on the personality and on the wiring of the brain. For an atheist, wisdom is different from what it is for a believer in woo-woo or a god.
For a rational, non-believing person, wisdom is gained by learning scientific information about all aspects of life. Concerning the connection with other humans, this means the focus on scientific psychological research. Wisdom is enhanced by evaluating experiences based on psychological knowledge. Wisdom can be gained by listening and reading to learned and wise people. But that does not mean to believe anything, because someone of higher learning and intellectual authority says it, but because such a person can provide food for thoughts to see things from a different angle or to consider new ideas, that had never before occurred. But all wisdom is adapted only, when it is rationally convincing, when it is based upon given evidence.
A gullible believer accepts claims made by others as wisdom without any critical evaluation. Believers accept those claims as true, because those claims fulfill a need for them. Everything, that can serve as a psychological crutch is perceived and taken in as wisdom. Adapting rules for behavior as wisdom reduces their insecurities and fears and gives them a false feeling of control over their life. Unfortunately for the gullible people, the blind acceptance of believes as pseudo-wisdom keeps them forever oblivious and ignorant of true wisdom.
And so, very logically, for a believer, the bible is a book of wisdom, but for an atheist it is nothing more than mental diarrhea.
For a rational, non-believing person, wisdom is gained by learning scientific information about all aspects of life. Concerning the connection with other humans, this means the focus on scientific psychological research. Wisdom is enhanced by evaluating experiences based on psychological knowledge. Wisdom can be gained by listening and reading to learned and wise people. But that does not mean to believe anything, because someone of higher learning and intellectual authority says it, but because such a person can provide food for thoughts to see things from a different angle or to consider new ideas, that had never before occurred. But all wisdom is adapted only, when it is rationally convincing, when it is based upon given evidence.
A gullible believer accepts claims made by others as wisdom without any critical evaluation. Believers accept those claims as true, because those claims fulfill a need for them. Everything, that can serve as a psychological crutch is perceived and taken in as wisdom. Adapting rules for behavior as wisdom reduces their insecurities and fears and gives them a false feeling of control over their life. Unfortunately for the gullible people, the blind acceptance of believes as pseudo-wisdom keeps them forever oblivious and ignorant of true wisdom.
And so, very logically, for a believer, the bible is a book of wisdom, but for an atheist it is nothing more than mental diarrhea.
