Is it important to learn to ask questions? What are so many questions for? Lots of questions?

After reading leafwind 's article " The Value of Asking Questions" , I was really impressed and completely touched my heart! What is the purpose of the question to be discussed at a practical level within the text? Why ask questions? Is it more important to solve a problem or ask a question? The following is my humble opinion on the so-called "asking questions".

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He wasn't stupid, he just lost his ability to think (but that was by no means stupid), and because of that, he became the most heinous monster of his day. (page 317)

The above is quoted from the postscript to The Banal Evils by the German philosopher and political scientist Hannah Oran. The whole book discusses what makes a person who seems to be no different from us, as mediocre as everyone else, will eventually become a "devil" who kills countless people. To put it another way, I mean that everyone here, if you don't think independently, you have the potential to become a big devil! ( slip )

Back to what we mentioned in the title, asking questions. This is probably something that many people in the humanities have to touch upon, and that is to find a good question! This is simple to say, but quite difficult to execute. So let’s take a step back and ask questions, what does thinking have to do with thinking?

Great relationship! The first idea is this: knowledge must not be absolute, there is no doubt that even the top scholars may spend their whole lives studying "wrong" knowledge. Despite this, the authoritative education system and certification system are still It is a relatively stable "truth generation field" (the name is super cool) that is, this thing, often fools us because we believe that they are relatively correct. Then, imagine that you are in class, and you have listened carefully to a class, and the teacher asks everyone, "Everyone, do you have any questions?" (come on this is asia)

Eh, that's not right, how could it be okay? Let's go back and look at this paradoxical statement. Does everyone agree that an academic class of nearly an hour is completely true? Of course not, we have further touched on the so-called problem of education. It is not that we feel that there is no problem, but that we are trained not to ask questions, and the people who ask questions are a kind of heresy to some extent. (You can take a look at this political science paper by Professor Chen Sixian, which is really well written)

What is this question? Imperceptibly, it loses the so-called ability to ask questions, let alone ask a good question. We're sitting in the classroom like a bunch of idiots, and I bet there aren't many people asking questions...even taking notes! Of course, it's also possible that Guardhouse Arbor can provide good knowledge.

Socialization is a good thing, but it won't make you a better person. Socialization just makes you a part of a society, a perfect and smooth little part, and the language behind it is to shut up and do things well. When the words "whatever you want", "I can do it", and "I'm like everyone else" are glorified as "it's easy to get along with people", the state machine under this ideology has fulfilled its mission to some extent . This is also what is discussed in the subsection "The Culture of "Speaking Out" in " The Value of Asking Questions ". The author also mentioned the keyword "not afraid to laugh", which is the question I will mention next.

What is a good question? Asking a good question is actually a very difficult question. Take the same example from the academy: I once saw participants in an academic seminar confront each other, and one question can clearly understand their own position and question the other party. The stance part even takes into account organization and humor, politeness and attitude. Similarly, some professors (of the history department) asked directly in their speeches, "So Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Kai-shek are the same person?"

Perhaps, you will feel that the first story is more like the "good question" that I will tell next. But what I really want to say is that it is more important to ask me questions! Especially young people (self-encouraging), even if you ask a stupid question, so what? At least you have thought about it, at least that is yourself, the process of asking questions means that you are not conforming to the crowd, you are special. A good question is not a flash of inspiration. A good question is constantly asked and humiliated. Only then can a good question be found! Accurate, concise, and helpful for the development of the entire discussion in a positive direction, not to confuse others, nor to show how powerful you are.

What a bad question. First of all, no polite questions are bad questions! Anything that gives some respect is a good question! Furthermore, questions should not be too big or outdated, such as "How did the world come about?", "What is the meaning of my life?" and so on. Most of the rest depend on whether their thinking and logic are clear, whether they can connect with the person being asked about the frequency, etc. These are all things that need to be constantly humiliated and then figured out.

So if you don't ask questions, is it the big devil? Is it a murderer? That's not necessarily true, push "The Mediocre Evil", it looks good! But by constantly thinking, constantly discovering problems, asking questions, and changing direction is to force yourself to think constantly. Please don't underestimate the power of conformity. When the "congregation" loses the ability to think, the problem will be bigger.

References:

Hannah Erlan, translated by Shi Yiru, "Ordinary Evil: The Eichmann Judgment in Jerusalem", Taipei: Yushan Society, 2013.

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