1 Corinthians 1.18.31 "The Foolishness of the Cross"

In The world’s eyes Christians are often times the butt of all jokes and viewed as a people that are second rate, inferior or laughable.
The world uses all kinds of things (entertainment industry, educational institutions) to belittle Christians and mock Christians, and make them look irrelevant and foolish, but is it really foolish? Let
s look at the empirical evidence. What about the worlds philosophies? Are they really wise?