We've been talking about data, information, knowledge, understanding, wisdom and how these terms represent different levels of complexity in sources, computers, and the minds of researchers. Being college students, you are all exposed to various types of data, information, and knowledge. How and when does understanding evolve in this process? We all seemed to agree that in this hierarchy, wisdom occupies the top position. How is wisdom different from these other terms? Here are a couple more questions to stimulate discussion: Do computers possess understanding? Can college make you wiser? What do you make of these terms and their inter-relatedness? Please share your thoughts!
Tim Donahue
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Understanding evolves at the point the information shared with one makes sense, and sticks. Wisdom is different because you can be the smartest college kid there is, but not posses as much wisdom as a college professor or your parents. I feel wisdom comes with age, and experiences from life. Also how you apply what you have learned to your life. I think college is very important in ones life. Not only do you understand information that come from books and other sources, but you also learn many life lessons no book or computer could never teach you. Jesi L
I think understanding evolves when a subject and all of the information and knowledge sparks interest in a person. I think that without some sort of interest in a subject, one definitely can, but will not truly understand something.
Wisdom differs from the other terms because it is derived from them. In my opinion, wisdom is the judgement in a situation that coincides with everything one has previously learned. If a person has not experienced many diverse situations, they will have less knowledge and understanding and as a result, less wisdom.
I don't think college necessarily makes a person wiser. I think that life experiences in mass quantity make a person wiser. Some may believe that the college experience contributes to one's wisdom; However, I think that any path a person decides to take with their life will add to their wisdom.
I have to agree with everyone so far about wisdom coming with life experiences, obviously meaning it takes a lot of time to become "wise." I believe that college does make you wiser, because you gain a lot of various life experiences while attending college. This doesn't necessarily come from memorizing information passed on to you by professors or books. It comes from learning to live on your own, with your own budget (time & money), with your own goals, hopes and dreams. All the terms we have discussed before seem to fall into some sort of relatedness with each other, but I think that wisdom supersedes those relations. It comes with its own unique set of criteria for obtaining it.
Mike Pasque
Eventhough these terms are interrelated to each other, they have their own positions n man's life, so do have their own complexity level to each other.As far as i am concerned, understanding evolve when one wisely wants to gain knowledge from the environent one is with, and from information and data one gets. wisdom is superior among all because it is the lifelong friend which helps you in difficult sittuation. no, computers do not possess understanding as it only processes the information and data we want it to do. wisdom cannot be gained by learning as it should come from your heart so college cannot make you wiser but can make you nicer with the knowledge and experience you get.
i dont believe that computers possess understanding. Neither do books, magazines, or any other source of information. thats just what they are, a source of information. You intake that information, and it may or may not turn into your own wisdom.
As far as college goes, you get out what you put into it. If your going to class and doing your work, there is a great chance that yes, college can make you wiser. but if you just go to parties, and dont do your work, then no, all you learned to do was party better. but then again, i guess that is making you wiser about partying. so i think it all depends what your take on wisdom is.
wisdom has attached to it's meaning the power of judging rightly, following the soundest course of action based on knowledge. Having a multiplicity of life's experiences unfortunately guarantees no body wisdom. Educating yourself for your entire life would be nothing but chasing after shadows were all you learned not applied to sound reasoning and judgment. To judge carries with it careful weighing of evidence and testing of premises. Fortunate for us all wise judgments lead to increasing wisdom, where bad choices in judgment take a turn for the worse.
I once heard a wise man say "wisdom is but Godly applied knowledge." After etymologically studying wisdom Wise DOM Iwould agree.
All this being said what then is understanding and can or do computers possess it? This is a scary concept and the "smarter" and quicker they get the more this argument appears relevant.Sources seem to agree however that this word means to have the power to think and think with awareness. So far our computers are not aware of themselves Phew!!
I feel that understanding evolves when someone makes sense of what someone had taught. Though understanding you gain knowledge, and though gaing knowledge you become wise. I feel that there are many diffrent types of wise people in the word. Your professors your parents and the people that have taught you the life skills that you need to survive. College is important in ones life to get life experences that you could not get else where. Andrew Koski
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