2006-08-14 09:47:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The only things that make a question 'hard', really, are that you don't know the answer and you can't easily find out.
After all, lots of people know what pi is, and would call that an 'easy' question. But ask them to explain WHY pi is what it is and they may form a different idea about it. Unless they're a mathematician (or have a good memory from school)... then even that is 'easy'.
So part of what I hope to gain is knowledge that I don't have. It will make my life easier (even if only in a very small way), and could potentially have a much larger effect than that.
Personally, I find much of the value is not only in getting the answers, but in learning to ask questions in the first place. You look at things much differently when you are accustomed to questioning and knowing. Sometimes it is just a matter of asking a question that nobody else even thought of asking. For example, I often find that I am the only person looking upwards just to see what's there.
2006-08-14 10:56:06 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I haven't asked any hard philosophy questions my self but I can tell you this. People ask hard philosophy questions to be able to reach into one's psyche. A person always has a need to know something and by asking, he/she can find it in him/herself to answer it based on another's opinion and use it as her belief. We must all have our beliefs right?
2006-08-19 11:54:32 · answer #2 · answered by DJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow! You want me to explain the quest for knowledge? The satisfaction of learning something new or getting a new insight. This question is too hard to answer.
Y u do dat?
2006-08-14 17:23:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't really asked any hard philosophy questions but I suppose if I did I would do it to see people's views, too reassure myself that I'm not insane, or to let my opinion be known.
2006-08-14 16:52:16 · answer #4 · answered by Steph 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would hope to gain a positional understanding closer to the truth of the question.
2006-08-14 18:50:59 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. Leone 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stimulating answers
2006-08-22 01:09:45 · answer #6 · answered by Dr Know It All 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To see the full spectrum of beliefs and how people support those ideas.
2006-08-14 22:04:42 · answer #7 · answered by Skepticalist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
understanding both in myself and inspiring it in others. To encourage people to think, to not take the world for granted.
2006-08-14 17:07:00 · answer #8 · answered by zephyrescent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an intelligent response,others with the same interests
2006-08-14 17:01:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To understand different points of view or perceptive, doesn't mean I have to agree.
2006-08-19 14:36:57 · answer #10 · answered by flower wanda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋