What purpose do we gain from the knowledge we are seeking? I'm not talking about math or equations here, I'm talking about life in general? We're all going to die someday anyway, right? But yet we keep seeking for answers? Yet, why are you right and the next person not right?
2007-02-11 13:35:36 · 23 answers · asked by K_Seeks4Answers 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
We seek to understand something we gain knowledge. We ask Questions because they help us on our journey of life. Examining and asking questions about life is what makes your life valuable. If you don't have any questions about life and it meaning that scares me, more than why do we need answers to life. We need to know that our life is worth something that is why we ask questions. I don't necessarily think that i am always right because some questions do not have universal answers and the correct answer changes with the person.
2007-02-11 13:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah M 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think we search for answers so that we will not be overcome by not knowing enough. It makes us feel like we have some control over our existance and our place in the social structure. there are so many things we cannot know the answers to, because we cannot comprend the immensity of the answer. So many things in our world are run on a theory (the big bang, evolution, gravity, outer space, other intellegent (or more intelligent) beings, all are theories(speculation, surmise, conjecture, principle, philosophy, hypothesis, guess, idea). We need answers to make us feel better about knowing more than someone else. To not question, to not disagree about the answers only proves that you don't care enough about the question to form an opinion. It doesn't matter as much about who is right and who is wrong, the answers will fit what we need from them which is reassurance that there is a purpose for our being here, alive, now and we don't know the answer to that one either... YET.
2007-02-11 22:10:49 · answer #2 · answered by Diana P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answers= Evolution and evolution is natural so questions are inborn into everything living - from a basic i.e- Q "what happens if i touch this glowy red thing?" A - "ouch!!" be it answered by trial and error/observation or verbally. So answers help us with what is natural, humans take that a step further because of abstract thought, and because questions are naturally in-built, the questions also evolve i.e "what is the purpose of my existence" because knowledge is a natural part of survival and in turn, evolution. So its natural to ask questions, even if the answers don't help us sometimes!
2007-02-19 07:01:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Purpose actually exists before we seek knowledge, and some questions could not exist immediately from natural necessity. The Will is positive and the Judgment is negative. 'Right' therefore changes as the Judgment changes, as the Judgment changes the Will is guided differently. Death in its self is not proof of an end to life for sleep is not a proof to an end to consciousness. We form questions, the organ in the mind for that is anti ego, its Spiritual basis is doubt as opposed to certainty, the spiritual basis for ego and its accepted answers. We as a course of nature lead with our ego; there was no doubt that others have doubt. The simplest expression for ego is "I".
The Will is positive, the Judgment is negative.
2007-02-11 21:54:00 · answer #4 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We keep seeking for answers to give certainty of things that aren't clear to us in life. Answers are like psycho-natural in essence that they give us reassurance whether or not we are in the right track in life or not. It is also a reality check that will remind us what we are doing does conform with the world around us or not.
In dying, we already know the truth that we will join with God, or in contrast , in some other places eternally on fire.
2007-02-18 20:06:44 · answer #5 · answered by oscar c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say that it is a survival mechanism that was instilled long ago.
If you wanted to see your family survive someone had to taste the first mushroom and the results of that tasting was passed down, good or bad.
If there was no one seeking answers we'd still be in the cave.
Right?
2007-02-15 23:27:17 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think truth seekers do not take the position that they are right and everyone is wrong. They are open to new ideas.
For me I wonder a lot about useless junk because for some reason inexplicable reason it feels good.
2007-02-11 22:10:20 · answer #7 · answered by wcarolinew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I myself don't think its answers that we are searching for. Life is one great mystery and even though we know in the end we all will die its all the in between that makes us who we are. Not always knowing what most consider to be answers to lifes questions is what makes life .....life.
2007-02-19 10:14:36 · answer #8 · answered by Melanie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in order to give answeres to others. the meaning of life is to serve a higher power or help others to be happy after you teach yourself to be happy (which can be the same things, really) and we can do that by learning new things until we are able to teach others...the circle of life. its not always parents to kids, it is possible to go through your whole life unhappy and ignorant, then your kids teach you something about just shutting up and try loving.
2007-02-19 04:50:02 · answer #9 · answered by TarasBoutiqueAtEtsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
Humans are the only animals that seem to need answers(maybe).
We could be animals and be just as happy right?
The reason? Because we are the only animals capable of asking questions(maybe).
It is the only thing humans have as far as an ability...along with the opposable thumb. So...I would chalk it up to instinct.
Why do dogs dig?
Birds fly?
It's the thing that makes them able to survive.
us...Q&A...and the thumb.
2007-02-11 21:48:03 · answer #10 · answered by moabmusher 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋