Why do most people think they are right just because they are older?

Indeed , age is not a determinant in saying that one is knowledgeable enough to think that he/she is right, my friend. Although, we do not learn things by education alone, but through experience. However, when one is already old, he/she should also acknowledge that other people may be more right in some terms than they are.

I totally agree with you. I know a couple of people who are older than I am and yet they're no better in their mindset as my 16 year old brother. I also know some youngsters who are way matured when it comes to real life and life decisions. Maybe because the fact that hey haveq experienced more than we do, or have seen the world longer than we did they think they already have an edge by experience. But that's the thing, these experiences would mean nothing if they wouldn't learn from it.

Yes, they all think like that, especially our parents... actually moreso our parents. I always hear this from my mom... she would always tell me that she's been there, done that.. and i am just on my way and she's already on her way to return so she knows all too well what is to happen to everything!! Believe me, i haave had a lot of times to tell her that everything is so much different, it may look and feel the same, but no two person lives the same life exactly as it is... we can learn from others mistakes, but never totally elude not being mistaken. when we do something wrong, this is how we learn afterall...

I agree, one can't claim he/she is right or more intelligent because of age, but it is true that as we age we become more responsible, wiser and probably more intelligent too

hi, i am disagree with this that older people are right,maybe yes but not always,maybe because they feel that they are more experienced person rather than to the youngest people,or maybe they already been their before.yes that is true that there are old idiots and young idiots.

I do encounter such situation! Most especially when you are in with groups of mature people and you are the only one who is the youngest in the group. I don’t like that such people give the notion of superiority just because they are far older than you, sometimes it’s quite annoying because you have no equal thoughts since they want their opinions to be heard first because they know that they are older than you. Sometimes such people do this because they feel they had acquired more experience in life than you are. It’s not a fair trait at all.