Comments on Magpie Musing: Wisdom and Knowledge

Perhaps when those who do still value wisdom and k...

2009-10-15T10:09:46.148-04:00

Perhaps when those who do still value wisdom and knowledge find a righteously angry voice to combat the loud ignorant voices, then stability and sanity will return. I don't know about you, but I'm feeling pretty steamed.

Just read a comment in the NY Times quoting Studs ...

2009-10-15T09:23:17.216-04:00

Just read a comment in the NY Times quoting Studs Terkel's response to why Ronald Reagan was so popular:
"Because he made it okay to be stupid."

We finally have a really smart president again. But I'm afraid that the dumbing down of American continues to progress.

I'm not going to answer your rhetorical question, ...

2009-10-15T08:53:02.086-04:00

I'm not going to answer your rhetorical question, but it is making me think.

Thanks for posing it.

T.

I do think people admire wisdom (when they slow do...

2009-10-15T06:52:22.165-04:00

I do think people admire wisdom (when they slow down enough to recognize it), in part because it's such a rare thing.

But perhaps wisdom isn't valued because:
a) as a culture we have become ahistorical. People don't look back, and therefore lack perspective (and wisdom);
b) we live in a culture of youth, which values what is new and fresh, rather perspective and

Is that the same building wacko Glenn Beck thinks ...

2009-10-15T00:18:00.473-04:00

Is that the same building wacko Glenn Beck thinks has communist messages hidden in the architecture?

oh, we can hope so. and as a bible reading religi...

2009-10-15T00:12:39.182-04:00

oh, we can hope so.

and as a bible reading religious person I'll take this opportunity to say that I fear that it seems that many bible reading religious persons ARE NOT possessors of wisdom and knowledge.

I suppose we would all have to agree on wisdom and...

2009-10-14T23:52:14.336-04:00

I suppose we would all have to agree on wisdom and knowledge. I hope we can.

I'm sure counting on it.

2009-10-14T21:38:02.004-04:00

I'm sure counting on it.

One can only hope.

2009-10-14T20:03:07.103-04:00

One can only hope.

THAT is something to think about.........

2009-10-14T19:55:52.130-04:00

THAT is something to think about.........