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Old 2003-05-21, 12:31 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by sperry
Another example... I can read in a book and learn that some hypothetical snake's venom will make a man sick for 7 days. That's pure knowledge. I can also be bitten by the snake and learn 1st hand it takes 7 days to get over the venom. That's wisdom... I obtained my knowledge of the snake through 1st hand experience.
And, I can have wisdom in that I have faith that if a snake bites me it'll take 7 days to get over the venom -Without experiencing the pain.

So perhaps another angle, is that wisdom includes the ability to discern knowledge through either experience or faith - and then becomes one's viewpoint.

(I saw Matrix Reloaded last night.)
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