We are talking about the need for some fact-based, understandable, clear, engaging, frequent, cohesive, compelling, public wisdom that leads to wise action….
It's one thing to hear dating coaches tell you how to behave to land the man of your dreams -- it's even more compelling when such wisdom comes from the mouths of dreamy men themselves.
And the state, which bears particular responsibility in all of this, punishes and stigmatizes low-scoring schools despite compelling research questioning the wisdom of such policies.
I call it 'scanning.' It is this subtle innate mechanism of feeling in to the complex mixture of the thoughts, feelings, and attitudes with one another that makes the journey of self-compassion and wisdom so compelling.
This and other factors suggest that what popular science writers strive to provide ultimately has less to do with making scientific analysis accessible to readers (a high school textbook would do that) than with feeding their desire for morally and aesthetically compelling visions -- cosmic wisdom if you will -- backed by scientific authority.
Be skeptical of data by all means, but also be skeptical of plausible explanations, conventional wisdom, inspiring ideologies, compelling anecdotes, and most of all your own intuition.
Despite those findings, leaders of the Women's International Study of long Duration Oestrogen after Menopause (WISDOM) saw no compelling reason to halt their trial.
These results are compelling and go against conventional wisdom on this subject.
Mike Harper Dayton, Ohio To the Sports Editor: With his stubborn insistence on helmetless motorcycle riding, Ben Roethlisberger has provided compelling evidence to confirm the conventional wisdom that athletes are stupid.
Contrary to prevailing wisdom, there's some compelling evidence to suggest that HBO and CBS's streaming services might actually be a boon for pay TV.
