If little kids know it, then why didn't my math teacher?

Question

Ok so here's a question that ..oh i forget the percentages.. but more kindergarteners got it right than Harvard Law School grads did:

What is greater than god,
More evil than the devil;
The poor have it,
The rich need it;
And if you eat it you will die?

Good luck evrybody! ((hint: the answer is not love lol))

Answer 1

The smarter you are the harder you think. As you get older the brain has been trained to think harder about situations. To the Laws students who didn't know the question its because they were thinking of something more elaborate, our brains been trained to believe that nothing is simple or concrete. My English professor gave us this question and none of us got it right, but only children. Children's brains haven't developed enough to think about situations, so when presented with a this question they got it right. This is the same when it comes to magicians. Children know the tricks of the trade that the magicians use but adults have no idea. So if you are an adult and you never heard of this question before and you got it right the first time, you might be dumb.

Answer 2

Nothing.

Answer 3

NOTHING is the answer!

Lol, kindergarten teachers must be missing it!

Answer 4

Haha, I like this one. Nothing!

Answer 5

nothing

Answer 6

nothing
i had no clue when someone first asked me this (i must be smart!!)

Answer 7

nothing

Answer 8

nothing

Answer 9

table scraps

Answer 10

nothing