If a question makes you think, no matter what that question is, is that not an intelligent question? Intelligence come from thinking, so a question that produces thought would be intelligent despite opinions or an answer that have no thought to it. How and what could you identify as a stupid question when you have to have a thought to answer it? Keep in mind stupidity involves no thinking.
2006-10-27 10:11:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
this is a good question and Im sure I can imagine the answers you are going to get. Not all questions are asked to dispell thought like most people here think. sometimes they are asked to confirm or to see if there is another reason to answer the same way. Asking the question say.. "does God exist and why". Some people will deduct that you are doubting which may or may not be the case however human nature is to always be on the defensive. There is however stupid questions, see that what should I do retard guy.
2006-10-27 10:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by CaptainObvious 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc?
There may be a correlation between asking a question and producing thought. But an intelligent question requires that the asker show thought. I do not agree that stupidity involves no thinking. in the immortal words of Bill Cosby "It takes a smart man to be this dumb."
2006-10-27 10:18:28 · answer #2 · answered by Squid Vicious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're wrong. Stupidity involves not thinking VERY DEEPLY.
A stupid question is one which if the questioner had thought deeply about, he would have known the answer or would not have ask.
2006-10-27 10:18:39 · answer #3 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ill posed. I was just asked in the biology section; " why don't onion root cells have chloroplasts "? My answer was, of course, " look to the question for the answer ". I have run across a few of these type, from time to time. People need to learn how to think; not what to think.
2006-10-27 12:21:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that stupid question is the one that comes after the answer ..
2006-10-27 12:21:31 · answer #5 · answered by Ayman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really believe that the only stupid question is the ones that are never asked
2006-10-27 10:19:35 · answer #6 · answered by Jeep Driver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you should classify the question first... A question that would be considered a good question is one that pursues knowledge... a stupid question would be one that is not asked in the pursuit of knowledge...
2006-10-27 10:28:42 · answer #7 · answered by just nate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boring questions are not smart because they make you think in detail about paltry irrelevance.
2006-10-27 10:31:39 · answer #8 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the one you already no the answer too
2006-10-27 10:21:14 · answer #9 · answered by Neil G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋