Knowledge VS Intelligence The words knowledge and intelligence are often defined as one in the same, however, it is important to recognize that knowledge is simply knowing facts while intelligence involves much more and is quite possibly more important. Intelligence contains the ability to apply knowledge, learn, understand, and deal with new situations. In William Golding’s article “Thinking as a Hobby”, he speaks of three different levels of thought. Grade three thinkers are those who simply repeat what they have been taught. Repeating is not thinking for themselves; they are simply not able to come up with new