--- On Wed, 9/17/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(Sean: does it grant me wisdom and remove intelligence? ; )
Hi Adriana,
I don't think the 2 are related. So it should be possible to gain wisdom over
the course of ones life, without losing any intelligence. ; )
Perhaps I am using the terms too simplistically. By intelligence, I mean that
which enables one to understand that smoking is addictive and bad for your
health. Wisdom is that which enables one (who is not already addicted) to
choose not to smoke. Most people probably develop enough wisdom to make that
choice in their teens, which is why cigarette ads are targeted towards less
wise preteens.
The PhD candidates I know are under 30 years old, and sheltered in academia.
They are unlikely to have developed as much wisdom as a 45 year old surviving
in a less sheltered environment.
I perhaps can make some more insightful comments on your other questions, but
it will have to wait until I have more time. For now, consider that if I choose
to walk across a room, I will do it on 2 legs. But they will nonetheless act as
a single organism. For me, tango is the same. It is not like other partner
dancing that I have experienced, where 2 individuals dance separate
synchronized dances. When it works, my partner and I are a single organism. For
the woman to ignore or fight me is as absurd as it would be for my right leg to
ignore or fight my left leg when I walk across the room.
The tango organism is built from the personalities of both partners. But should
either partner need to assert their identity, then (for me at least) all is
lost.
Sean
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