Thursday, June 09, 2005

Non-Philosophical Questions

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Is there life in space?
Can we ever fully comprehend the implications if there is? Or isn’t?
How does a virus know what to do?
What is the percentage of people who understand quantum theory? Does it matter?
What matters?
What do I want?
What do YOU want?
Are these two fundamentally different?
Is there a better determinant of character than dealing with the death of a parent? Both parents? A child?
Why love?
How many questions does that question contain?
What is our purpose?
If you have answered that, what makes us think viruses are inferior to us?
Why doesn’t my mechanic do the best job he can?
Why mourn the immense scarcity of fossil fuels on one hand and endorse and epitomize Formula 1 racing on the other? Why spend thousands of gallons of fuel if you are going to stop at the same place you started from?
Is trying to reach the limits of human achievement worth this?
If machines took over, would it be better for the human race?
Would we really learn then?
Why aren’t we evolving? Or are we?
Why is wanting to be rich when you grow up considered ‘bad’?
Should I stop now?

Is there such a thing as a non-philosophical question?

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