Who said the only dumb question is the one that is unasked?
Wikipedia has a page “No such thing as a stupid question”, Goodreads attributes “The only stupid question is the question that is never asked” to Ramon Bautista, and a Quora user attributes there is no such thing as a stupid question” to Albert Einstein, but none of them has any good citation for an original source.
Is there ever a dumb question?
According to Carl Sagan, in his 1997 book, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, there are naive questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand the world.
What is the dumb question?
Dumb questions are simple questions that probe the obvious, and simultaneously challenge and direct our thinking. Dumb questions are not accusatory or argumentative statements in disguise. Nor are they formulated with preconceived answers in mind. Rather, they are probing yet open.
Is it okay to ask dumb questions?
Thankfully, asking “stupid” questions won’t cause the demise of your career. In fact, when you phrase them the right way, you’ll demonstrate that you’re competent and—more importantly—not afraid to ask for whatever you need to get the job done.
What are some mind blowing questions?
Mind Blowing Questions
- When did time begin?
- Did we invent math or did we discover it?
- Where does a thought go when it’s forgotten?
- Do we have free will or is everything predestined?
- Is there life after death?
- Is it really possible to experience anything objectively?
- What are dreams?
- What is the goal of humanity?
What questions have no answers?
17 questions that are impossible to answer
- If God exists and he (or she) revealed themselves, would people who believe in God actually accept God as God?
- If the Universe was born at the Big Bang, what existed before then?
- Why do cats purr?
- What is the purpose of death?
- Why do women go through menopause but men do not?
How do you ask a silly question?
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- If animals could talk, which would be the rudest?
- Is cereal soup?
- How many chickens would it take to kill an elephant?
- What sport would be the funniest to add a mandatory amount of alcohol to?
- If animals could talk, which would be the rudest?
- Would you rather have no nose, or no arms?
How do you ask a question without being intrusive?
Ask open-ended questions Open-ended questions, like “How was your weekend?” gives the recipient plenty of discretion on how much they want to share. They could say “It was really interesting, I went on a blind date”, or they could say “Oh, nothing much going on, how about you?”
What is a question that Cannot be answered called?
The term for questions that are not meant to be answered are ‘Rhetorical Questions’. Rhetorical.
What is the most impossible question to answer?
17 questions that are impossible to answer
- If God exists and he (or she) revealed themselves, would people who believe in God actually accept God as God?
- If the Universe was born at the Big Bang, what existed before then?
- Why do cats purr?
- What is the purpose of death?
- Why do women go through menopause but men do not?
Do you know the answers to all of life’s questions?
No one in life knows the answers to all of life’s questions. This leaves many individuals to ponder things they do not know and drive their own logical or sensible conclusion about it. Some of the big questions may be, “What is the purpose of life?”
How do you answer a question that is not answerable?
How to Answer an Unanswerable Question 1 Acknowledge your own anxiety. 2 Listen for the need underneath the question. 3 Ask questions that help others find strength. 4 Don’t interpret questions as critique. 5 Practice your tone and physical delivery ahead of time. 6 If you blow it, recover quickly.
What are some of the most unanswerable questions in movies?
Regardless of how an answer can be derived, here is a selection of some of the most funny unanswerable questions that have been shared. Are children who act in rated ‘R’ movies allowed to see them? Are eyebrows considered facial hair? At a movie theater which arm rest is yours? Can a short person “talk down” to a taller person?
What to do when people ask unanswerable questions?
One of the most empowering things leaders can do in the face of unanswerable questions is to use broader questions to draw out people’s deeper concerns. In doing so, you may end up helping others discover their own strength, which works far better than offering the answer you think they want.