2007-06-09 04:58:58 · 21 answers · asked by Mike M. 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes!.. there is and I'm just the kind to ask .. lol ; )
2007-06-09 08:49:47 · answer #1 · answered by Ding Bat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once the utterance that we considered to be a question is silly, it may lose its interrogatory force. We might not take it seriously as a question. The question is whether the intent of the questioner is enough to make the utterance a question despite the listeners failure to ascribe it propositional content. This of course depends on your views about philosophy of language, but it seems reasonable that a question could have a person perceive it as silly, and still have legitimate interrogatory force. For example, one might find the question, "How many Snarflacks have you flunked today?" 'silly,' but there is an answer, and that answer is none, as there are no Snarflacks to flunk. So the question, albiet silly because we do not ascribe propositional content to the utterance "Snarflack", still remains a question because of the capability to recieve an answer, however uninformative.
2007-06-09 05:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by Lessaware 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All questions are driven by the answers you already posses. 'Silly' is a term our society understands to mean 'not serious' or 'stupid' and has nothing to do with the action of asking questions. One social group believes that any question about emotions are silly while another believes it is extremely serious and scientific. The social group you are aligning your thought with is the group that will define what is silly for you. So, for you, yes, there are silly questions. This very question is seen as silly in philosophy as there is no term called 'silly' used in the science of philosophy.
2007-06-09 05:10:29 · answer #3 · answered by @@@@@@@@ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Like if you were in a building where there's a bomb about to detonate, you wouldn't ask if there's an elephant stomping around. It's too irrelevant, which makes it silly.
2007-06-09 05:04:30 · answer #4 · answered by Banana Hero [sic] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutey, one so patently obvious it isnt worth the bother to ask...such as, what color is george washingtons white horse, when was the war of 1812 fought, or why are liberal politicians and tax and spend fiscal policy bad for this nation. i think you see my point.
2007-06-09 05:03:54 · answer #5 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's never a silly question. You may not know something. And even if you already know the answer, it's not really a question.
2007-06-09 05:01:11 · answer #6 · answered by Liquid Snake 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, there isn't. The only thing that is silly is not asking questions
2007-06-09 05:35:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And inevitably, someone on here will ask one. Just hang around a while!
2007-06-09 06:02:03 · answer #8 · answered by KJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. If it's important enough to you to ask, then no question is silly.
2007-06-09 05:01:18 · answer #9 · answered by Siobhan W. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ya you just asked one jokes are also silly question
2007-06-09 05:01:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if you call it a silly question
2007-06-09 05:01:32 · answer #11 · answered by Heather A. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋