Question EVERYTHING?

[Antoninus Verus]

Should EVERYTHING in life be questioned? Or are there certain things that should just go without question?

I believe that everything SHOULD be questioned. And if it doesnt hold up to scrutiny or cant be given a sensible answer* then it should be changed or removed.

*Excluding such things as religion to which no satisfactory answer can be given by anyone

 

[philosopher1on1]

And just where do you think we would be if everything wasn't in question, its human NATURE to question that is what our design dictates....

As for reiligion, ALL men/women have a built in design just for some it has been damaged over the years, lagcies who needs them, we do, dna and all that, for those who are lost its to late, for those who are getting the calling and all those inbetween get ready its going to get a little warmer....

Any questions...!

 

[markdw82]

I like replying to the statement, "Question authority." by saying, "Why should I?"

But, yeah...if something is worth believing, it ought to be able to withstand intellectual testing.

 

[kedaman]

"I think therefore I am"..
ah wait thats circular logic..

 

[seebs]

Should EVERYTHING in life be questioned? Or are there certain things that should just go without question?

I believe that everything SHOULD be questioned. And if it doesnt hold up to scrutiny or cant be given a sensible answer* then it should be changed or removed.

*Excluding such things as religion to which no satisfactory answer can be given by anyone

You'd have to define "hold up to scrutiny" well. No one's ever found a good argument for "my senses describe things which are external to me".

 

[Antoninus Verus]

You'd have to define "hold up to scrutiny" well. No one's ever found a good argument for "my senses describe things which are external to me".

Just to logic. If someone hands you a piece of paper and says "Write your name 500 times on this." Ask why. If they dont give you a good answer, dont do it.

 

[Stinker]

Should EVERYTHING in life be questioned? Or are there certain things that should just go without question?

I believe that everything SHOULD be questioned. And if it doesnt hold up to scrutiny or cant be given a sensible answer* then it should be changed or removed.

*Excluding such things as religion to which no satisfactory answer can be given by anyone

Can you give an example of something that according to you, does not 'hold up to scrutinty' and what 'scrutiny' are you referring to about religion not measuring up to?

 

[:æ:]

I like replying to the statement, "Question authority." by saying, "Why should I?"

Do you realize that in asking your question you have implicitly demonstrated that you already know the answer to it?

:æ:

 

[•Amadeus•]

Question everything, including my own conclusions.... haha

 

[Norseman]

Should EVERYTHING in life be questioned? Or are there certain things that should just go without question?

I believe that everything SHOULD be questioned. And if it doesnt hold up to scrutiny or cant be given a sensible answer* then it should be changed or removed.

*Excluding such things as religion to which no satisfactory answer can be given by anyone

I question your philosophy of questioning everything.

 

[Antoninus Verus]

I question your philosophy of questioning everything.

Therefore I must question why you question my philosophy of questioning everything.

 

[Norseman]

Therefore I must question why you question my philosophy of questioning everything.

I question why you question my questioning of your philosophy of questioning everything.

 

[-Truth-]

Can you give an example of something that according to you, does not 'hold up to scrutinty' and what 'scrutiny' are you referring to about religion not measuring up to?

I will give you one of my examples.
Psychic powers.

Many people believe that people have them even though never has anyone been able to prove they really do have them with simple testing.

Much of these psychic tricks are just the peoples want to believe and the so called psychics just use basic psychology to reinforce their want to believe.

If psychic powers were true you would think that someone would have took James Randi’s challenge and win the million dollars.
http://www.randi.org/research/index.html

We are a species with an extreme want to believe and we don’t tend to question these when someone comes along and fills that want.

The most important things we need to ask more often yet we don’t is, why and how.

 

[Antoninus Verus]

I question why you question my questioning of your philosophy of questioning everything.

Because it is my philosophy to question everything

 

[TrueQ]

It's a good idea to keep questioning things, as it helps you avoid misinterpreting the why and how of events. But it's largely impractical to question absolutely everything. Try and do that and you'll spend all of your day in your bathroom glaring at your toothbrush and repeating, "Why? Why not?" over and over again.

 

[markdw82]

Do you realize that in asking your question you have implicitly demonstrated that you already know the answer to it?

:æ:

Meaning that I'd already know that I should question authority because it isn't necessarily right?

 

[Blackmarch]

Should EVERYTHING in life be questioned? Or are there certain things that should just go without question?

I believe that everything SHOULD be questioned. And if it doesnt hold up to scrutiny or cant be given a sensible answer* then it should be changed or removed.

*Excluding such things as religion to which no satisfactory answer can be given by anyone

Everything should be questioned and studied, and prayed about. Once you get a confirmation for something then you can build off that.

 

[PLATOSUN]

Christians dont want you to question any thing. Because we all know questions lead to more questions. and sooner or later you might ask the right one.

 

[Blackmarch]

Christians dont want you to question any thing. Because we all know questions lead to more questions. and sooner or later you might ask the right one.

That truly is sad, even though such is the case for many. However there are some that do encourage such and really are helpful.

 

[fluffy_rainbow]

With the exception of a scant handful of individuals who have always felt God's presence in their life, we were all skeptics of the Christian faith at some point. I am analytical by nature (believe it or not). I used to rely solely on science and reason and, while I haven't abandoned neither science or reason, I rely on Christ as my compass. I tend to question everything, but I don't have to only because I have a Heavenly Father whom I know will eventually show me the reason why certain things in my life happen the way they do. I can take comfort in knowing my life is not just a series of cataclysmic events with no rhyme nor reason to them. I know that my feelings are more than neural responses from outside stimuli. I know that someday I will be able to question the ultimate Authority and He will be happy to answer anything I wish to know.