reasons to believe, there is no God

[Violet]

Wisdom is not a gift of age. Nor is love.

Tell that to any 16 year old and they will gladly agree with you.

Tell that to those same people 5 years later and not one of them will agree with you.

We've all been there, we've all been 16 (well, I think most of us here anyway). We've all been that arrogant, that sure of the world, that we "know" it all. It ain't true, and I know you won't believe me now, but give it 5 years and you'll come around

Actually he is correct. Wisdom is often what one attains by experience.

Age is a measure of how long a thing has existed (in it's 'current' or 'similar' state).

Whilst one has the ability to gain more experience by living longer... it does not dictate that they do. Further, people gain experience at different rate (iow: some people learn the first time... some people never learn)... hence wisdom can be summed up in what one has learned from their experiences/time.

No matter how old a person is... they can still be a dumb fuck.


And so far as love goes, again he is correct. Love is entirely unrelated to age.

I'll challenge that. Wisdom is a trait that is heavily dependent on life experience and perspective, something you are not likely to have at a young age, especially as you are still developing physically and emotionally. If you are the 16 year old, I find it absolutely ridiculous that you're giving people pep talks about what you think love is.

Whilst I agree that it is likely that a younger person will have less wisdom than an elder person... I will challenge that it is ridiculous that a 16 year old human is giving people 'pep talks' about what they think love is (Or at least, i will challenge that it is any more ridiculous for them to be doing so than it is for anyone else to be doing so). Wisdom is a thing that people of many ages possess, in different amounts.

While I probably think Watson is wrong in his belief about what love is... his opinion is as valid as yours or mine or anyone else's. We can then debate his opinion... but try not to throw irrelevant ad hominem attacks into the mix. If you can't argue your point without them: it probably wasn't much of a point to begin with.