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edetwi
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edetwi asked in Arts & HumanitiesPhilosophy · 9 years ago

If you can only have ONE, do you want the answer or the question?

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  • S D
    Lv 4
    9 years ago
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    There cannot be an answer without a question. So I would go for question. Even otherwise, this life is full of questions and most of the questions do not have answers. Like why there is so much cruelty and hatred prevailing upon human minds causing wars and genocide? Why there are so many discriminations whether social, economic, racial or religious? Why there are more of tears than smiles? So, we are left with the only option of pursuing questions.

  • 9 years ago

    If you can only have ONE, do you want the answer or the question?

    ~~~ Is there really a difference?

    Do you really think that 'heads' and 'tails' refer to two different things?

    Just two Perspectives of the same One Coin!

  • 9 years ago

    Ah, thats a tough one! The question? Because it would mean being on a quest of some kind? Though answers can be very restful. But I prefer being on a quest.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    The question. Questioning makes us human, it is part of our nature. Having answers all the time would be monotonous. Having a question...it gives you a purpose.

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  • 9 years ago

    Depends on how you state the answer/question. If the answer's just "yes", then how is that useful? If the question is "when will I die?" how is that a useful question? So, whichever is more useful.

    Source(s): Thought
  • 9 years ago

    I'd rather have the question.

    With the question, I can find the answer. The converse is not necessarily true.

    Source(s): Logic
  • 9 years ago

    The question always.

    Anything can be an answer, but it is the question that envelops you, molds you, frees you.

  • 9 years ago

    answer- you could work out the question from there.

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