Talk:Foolishness

Foolishness is not the same as stupidity, and should not be deleted- the opposite of foolishness is wisdom; the opposite of stupidity is intelligence or smartness.

But can you explain what exactly the difference is, i.e. how 'wisdom' differs from 'smartness' and provide verification? Smcg8374 10:10, 27 December 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smcg8374 (talk • contribs)


 * A citation has been provided. Warden (talk) 08:53, 7 April 2012 (UTC)


 * The opposite of foolishness is more like awareness. Or aloofness regarding how things appear. A "perfect fool" is to abandon awareness, trust in your own primary knowledge and wisdom, without a safety net so to speak. It's closer to the meaning prescribed by "Paul" in the article. It's a form of humility that is not akin to false modesty or piety. Wagner ascribes it Christ-like qualities in Parsifal. Paul or the translator may call that "wisdom", but they certainly do not mean in the sense that equates wisdom to knowledge or experience. The sense of wisdom is perverted and played with when contrasting it disparagingly to foolishness--184.63.132.236 (talk) 15:11, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

All are foolish
All are foolish except GOD, but if you tell anyone, the ego gets hurt — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.239.89.1 (talk) 06:33, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't think God has a wikipedia account Dudanotak (talk) 02:15, 17 November 2014 (UTC)