Knowledge vs. Wisdom

To some knowledge and wisdom may be synonymous to each other, and to the rest they may have completely different meanings. According to our text, knowledge is defined as information that we hold to be true because it is backed up by evidence. I agree with this definition in the sense that I think that knowledge is simply information and facts that have been proven to be accurate over time. Wisdom, on the other hand, is applying one's knowledge to real life situations and exercising the best judgment that one can possibly use. Another difference between the two is that for wisdom to be more credible, one has to have had experienced various life happenings that will result in learning. For example between a young teenager and someone older, the older man who has gone through the different stages in life will know how to better approach the good and bad situations that they will come across because it is more likely that they have already been through a similar experience. Also, knowledge is more of a uniform information while wisdom varies among everyone. They are very much alike in a way because both wisdom and knowledge use factual information. In college, I think I am both gaining knowledge and wisdom. I am acquiring knowledge through all the information I am learning in my classes. On the other hand, I become more wise through the experiences that we gain. A classic example is learning the best study methods and ways to be the best student I can be and succeed in college. Continuing on, I think that the Information Age has molded us to become more knowledgeable since information is easily shared among each other through the use of technology; and today's technology is continually improving by the second. It is difficult to day that the Information Age is making us wiser because the technology is mostly doing the work for us to get any information. I believe that only those who are responsible for creating the technology are the ones gaining wisdom from the trial and error experiences that they go through trying to perfect technology.