Relation between age and knowledge!!!

oh dear! I bet that was a frustrating discussion for you! I agree that an older person has more knowledge and experience, having lived through more circumstances than a younger person. However, until recently people did not venture out of their own village, so their knowledge of events even in the next town was very limited. This is probably where the confusion arises. Because people know a lot about one subject they think they know everything about all subjects. I am sure you were able to put this person right about your country, so no harm was done :-)

Well, it is very superficial to say that the older somebody is the wiser he is. The knowledge can be gained in a very young age, if the individual has strong will and is inclined to learn more. The natural intelligence, also, does not improve with the years, at the contrary it ca be reduced. What I would like to point out is that, except the knowledge gained by books, studies and research, there is also the experience, which is only gained by the age. But for the experiences of life, to be a source of wisdom or knowledge, the person has to be able to use them, to learn by his mistakes, to enrich his existing knowledge, etc. So, even the experience gained over the years can be of little or no use to a narrow-minded or uncultivated person. And, to answer to your specific question: it is funny to express opinion in the history of somebody's country, because even if you are talking to a child, he will certainly have quite a lot of information of this field. My country has a large history and they were teaching it to us since primary school. People who have few arguments, sometimes try to make a point by saying things like that, that they are older and know better, or whatever. But, I want to tell you another thing: sometimes the official history we are taught to school, is adapted to the country's political objectives and is not very accurate. Maybe the person you were talking to was indeed an expert in your country's history. Anyway, I don't know whether this is very possible. Sorry for the very long answer, I had kind of inspiration :)

I personally think there is a direct relation between age and knowledge. Knowledge is not limited to our studying certain issues. We also geather knowledge with our day to day experience with people and things. I agree with you on the part that the gentleman you mentioned could be older than you agewise. But you knowledge (based on your day to day experience of your country) superseeds his knowledge as he might have read some books or listened to views from some of your countrymen. But he did not have a direct contact as you are having. So his calling you youngman could only mean you are younger to him agewise and not knowledgewise.

In the words of Thoreau Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new. Old people did not know enough once, perchance, to fetch fresh fuel to keep the fire a-going; new people put a little dry wood under a pot, and are whirled round the globe with the speed of birds, in a way to kill old people, as the phrase is. Age is no better, hardly so well, qualified for an instructor as youth, for it has not profited so much as it has lost. One may almost doubt if the wisest man has learned anything of absolute value by living. Practically, the old have no very important advice to give the young, their own experience has been so partial, and their lives have been such miserable failures, for private reasons, as they must believe; and it may be that they have some faith left which belies that experience, and they are only less young than they were. I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors. They have told me nothing, and probably cannot tell me anything to the purpose. Here is life, an experiment to a great extent untried by me; but it does not avail me that they have tried it. If I have any experience which I think valuable, I am sure to reflect that this my Mentors said nothing about. One farmer says to me, "You cannot live on vegetable food solely, for it furnishes nothing to make bones with"; and so he religiously devotes a part of his day to supplying his system with the raw material of bones; walking all the while he talks behind his oxen, which, with vegetable-made bones, jerk him and his lumbering plough along in spite of every obstacle. Some things are really necessaries of life in some circles, the most helpless and diseased, which in others are luxuries merely, and in others still are entirely unknown. all the best urban

That Mylotter was so wrong to do that to you.You live there. Of course you would know more than him about your own country!Older people that don't respect the views of the young are just as bad as the young that dismiss their elders. It is not an age thing. it is a respect thing.I think it is your experience that counts more than age. There are many a 40 year old in my country that don't know as much as a 20 year old from your country.It depends on your education and life experience.There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom. Wisdom does take time but you can be knowledgable about a many a thing at a very young age.

I don't really believe in the saying that the older you are the wiser you get. I've always believed it depends on the person. I mean, most old people, don't brush up on their knowledge about history and science, and sometimes, new facts are being discovered every year. Maybe the person you had a discussion with has some experience on the topic. I also believe that experience is the best teacher, and there are some things that we don't learn in books, so maybe that's why he thinks he's more knowledgeable than you.

There's a difference between knowledge and wisdom. Older people will probably always be wiser than you, but not more knowledgeable or more intelligent. Some older people aren't wise enough to know the difference. There's a saying I heard that I like..."Think fast, speak slowly". That applies to everyone, both old and young. You will always have to deal with the prejudice of older people, because they will assume you don't know a lot because you haven't had as much life experience as they have. In fact, that's true, but that doesn't make you unintelligent.

I think that the older one is the more life's experiences they accumulate, but that does not necessarily mean they are more intelligent or even wise. I have met 16 year old that I would consider brilliant while at the same time I have met some 50 year olds that completely lack common sense and I wonder how they even manage to tie a shoe! Ok that is extreme, but I will say that age does not necessarily correlate with intelligence. Cheers!

Well its nonsense but yet something every grownups believe in. I agree that grown ups may have better experiences in different situations in life and different crises but that doesn't mean that they are more intelligent and more knowledgeable. I have seen many 'kids' who have more intelligence and knowledge than my grandpa! I think this thing was made up by some old ppl who thought that they were not getting enough respect...

the realtion between age and relation is bit complecated .. the older you get the more knowledge you get from imbubing from outside world .. that doesnt mean he or she knows everything there would be cases in which the younger know more about this world .. but intelligence is different as the world gives testimony to the fact that all inventions have been from younger brains.. younger brains are more sharp and imbube more knowledge but every person do have a young age.. you will be more knowledgeable than when you were young but may not be as knowlegdeable as soem other youngsters.

i have officemates who think they are superiors because they are seniors. they always emphasize that they know better because they have been working longer than we are. and it is kind of disheartening. our ideas and opinion do not count because we are juniors. but i pity them, because it looks like they are trying too hard to increase their self-worth and feel respected. every person has a tendency to claim that he's always right. and maybe, as one grows older, that tendency becomes greater.

Well, there tend to be a positive correlation between age and knowledge and or wisdom. Though, there are many exceptions. We should not assume that all young people are stupid and that all older people are wise. I know a woman in her forties who behaves like a 10 years old girl. She has a very poor judgment skills and she is always leaving on a cloud.

I think there is no relationship between age and knowledge.Gaining knowledge is for everyone regardless of their age.

hi Cerium, I dont really agree with age and also knowledge. i dont think we can either draw a conclusion because we might not be knowledge about some subject in which others are proficient. This depends on individual view. i have seen people who act so dumb ,they dont even speak but when they do then everyone around them keep silience. if you pick his favourite subject then we were done. he used to do all the talking. then there are some people who think they are the smartest people on earth....

This is not true actually .. age and knowledge has not direct relationship actually. It has to depends on how much you have learnt, how much you heard and how much you experienced.

How much older was he ?? was he a vet did he live in your country before he left for America ? Don't take to heart what he siad. You never know he may know more.