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><channel><title>Christopher Roberts Philosophy Blog</title> <atom:link href="http://www.philosophy.christopher-roberts.co.uk/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.philosophy.christopher-roberts.co.uk</link> <description>Your daily dose of philosophy</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:31:15 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>Thought for the day 27th of December</title><link>http://www.philosophy.christopher-roberts.co.uk/thought-for-the-day/thought-for-the-day-27th-of-december/</link> <comments>http://www.philosophy.christopher-roberts.co.uk/thought-for-the-day/thought-for-the-day-27th-of-december/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:40:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Christopher (Admin)</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Thought for the day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[car]]></category> <category><![CDATA[knowledge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[safe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[street]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wise]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.philosophy.christopher-roberts.co.uk/?p=1183</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today's thought for the day.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.philosophy.christopher-roberts.co.uk/thought-for-the-day/thought-for-the-day-27th-of-december/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px"></iframe><p>There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom.</p><p>Let me give you an example: Knowledge is realising that you are about to cross a one-way street; wisdom is checking both ways anyway before crossing. The knowledgeable people will be safe from getting hit by a car, so long as everyone else is like them &#8211; knowledgeable i.e. not going to drive the wrong way down the street, whereas the wise people should always be safe.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><script type="text/javascript">google_ad_client = "pub-7761557783868227";
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