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Ok here we go another of those nights when my mind starts to run wild, based off others comments or questions directly to me..
I was asked how could i ask such odd mum questions after a insightfull thought i posted in my high tech blog about ipv6.
Well my answer was this, not exactly as this time i tend to imbelish on it on purpose.
What is a stupid or odd question? well in reality there is no such thing. We teach our kids there is no stupid question but as we grow as adults we tend to forget this. We then assume there are stupid questions from one adult to another. because we should know the answer. But in reality we do not know what each individuals answer will be. We know not the answer till we ask it. That is like assuming that everyone feels the presedent is doing a great job, we each have our own opinions on this, but do not know another exact answer untill we ask. That is like the one question i pondered, Does age reflect a person maturity, or just hint at it? i did not phrase it as such, but it is still the same. We do not know, some think age is a measure of maturity, while others belief it is but a slight marker at where they might be. I have my own opinion and that is for another time.
Back to asking odd questions, that we all assume everyone knows the answer to. This in itself shows that the limitness of the human condition and the things we see, do, and experiance lead us to what we question and how we question it.
To put it simply to be wise you first must relise you know little, but strive to know all. To do such a thing all questions must be asked. Like Galilo postulated with weak sceintific equipment that the earth revolved around the sun. Yet to ask that to people back then that knew what he knew and what the world concidered true, you would get diffrent answers. It would not be a stupid question at all to ask, for as he learned others views, he then could postulate his idea further, and in the process learn how to express it to others.
Thus the only stupid question is not the question but the person stating it is stupid. For they believe that we all think alike and see things the same way. And by this have shunted their mind and allowed ignorance to take a hold. They assume to know all when they know little, and understand no more then what they want to comprehend. It is those that ask odditiys for their own growth of knowledge and input that truely understand that.
There is no question, as those who strive to be wise, can only be wiser by accepting they know little and strive to increase their knowledge.
