Age of DATA: The Dearth of Scholars
Civillian: Can you tell me of this lump of mineral here? Scholar: It is gold. It is a chemical element with the symbol Au. Its atomic number is 79. It has long been the standard against which values of goods are measured. Civillian: What does it mean to my life? Scholar: That sir, is beyond me. These days data is everywhere. It can be verified at the end of your fingertips. In such situation. The role of wisdom, to make sense of the data is of utmost important. This is where we need scholars, people of wisdom. However, looking at the current state of intellectualism, wise men and women are few and far between. What we have instead are people who can only process data, analyse it without having the capability to offer meaning: