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Old People Lack Wisdom

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One of the more troubling myths is that, "With age, comes reason." Aristotle did his best work at 37. Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations in his 40s. Nevertheless, we all grow up being told to respect our elders, because they are so wise. I've received little wisdom from my elders, which is why I was reading Aristotle at 19 rather than listening to old people tell me I really should respect authority.Indeed, society simultaneously preaches that with age comes wisdom while enacting laws protecting the elderly from scams. If an old person is so freaking wise, why protect them from scams? They'd never fall for a too-good-too-be-true offer. Well, science is debunking the myth that older is wiser:The study used brain-scanning equipment to compare the brains of younger adults to older adults as they played a fast-paced investment game...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on January 28, 2010 (boomark / email).

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