Question about experiences.

[Deleted member 42060]

If you were the most experienced person in the world, would that make you the smartest/wisest? I'd like to hear your answer on this one.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

No.

 

[ArcadiaBlade]

IQ(Intelligence Quotient) doesn't relate to EQ(Emotional Quotient) . I have the worst grades in my class but have a very high EQ that can even understand how psychopaths function. So, I can't really call myself intelligent but won't deny being a wise person who knows how human mind works.

So, even if you stack up your experiences in life, you won't be called the smartest man but only how you become more mature and understanding person.

As they say, even if you have the smartest of the smart, you won't get the girl. However, if you know how to work your way to a woman's heart, a wise man is your wingman.

 

[BackWoodsJ_ACK]

Not really. You can experience something but not really understand it. To be considered wise, you must have a solid understanding of a subject or in this case, experience.

 

[KoyukiMegumi]

Not necessarily. Sadly, life isn't black and white. Sometimes even inexperienced people are wiser than those with years of experience.
Example:
My entire family, who have more experience than me yet seem to be 5-year-olds.

 

[Deleted member 45782]

If you were the most experienced person in the world, would that make you the smartest/wisest? I'd like to hear your answer on this one.

It would make me rather the most cynical and perhaps nihilistic about life. Going through life experiences, there's a lot that are more that pulls you apart than bring you up. By then, it'll probably only cause a every-man-for-themselves or i-just-don't-give-a-f-anymore personality to spring out. That or just detached cause you've seen similar situations come and go, and whether it can be resolved or not.

Having the most experiences can make you some of the wisest and knowledgeable in terms of you have experienced it so know you know, but that also depends; some experiences make you become cold and detached and cause you to shut down being more open minded to newer situations that bring a different light to the story/experience. Your personal experiences may not reflect on the whole situation either, so just going by what your experiences are is very limited. For ex - stereotypes, some part maybe true from what some experienced, but does not reflect all.

Short answer: Depends. Makes you more knowledgeable than some who have never experienced it, so less rosy-tinted. But can also make you limit to only what your personal experiences are.

 

[LordJoyde]

Experience is wisdom alone.
Knowledge is wisdom, not intellect.

Intellect is a persons direct capacity for understanding and making use of their own views.
Knowledge is the acquired understanding a person gleams from someone else's intelligence.

 

[atgongumerki]

being the most experienced, only means that you are the oldest
explanation: every second of your life is an experience, thus the more seconds you lived through the more experienced you are

 

[RepresentingCaution]

Childbirth, followed by a year of breastfeeding.