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Secret Chief
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Grim.
stvdv
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Those Whizkids are not known for 'being' stupid, so I can understand why they say this (esp. in the context of the Whizkids)
Hmm...fair enough. In that context perhaps it is reasonable.
stvdv
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Most people don't like to exhibit 'being' stupid, usually the opposite (some like to pretend to be smarter than they are in reality). Maybe the clown is an exception. But he plays just his role, and people even pay him money for it (for sure its not the clown 'being' the fool here
)So, the 'normal' way is to ask useful questions (to grow in knowledge). Some know less than others, but them asking seemingly 'stupid' questions, just means they did not get the right answer yet.
So in a way its even kind of smart of them to ask their question, and even brave to dare expose their lack of knowledge
If the goal is to get smarter then there is no 'stupid' question
Some people have low IQ or emotional trauma, making them ask questions others don't ask (or even call 'stupid'). Taking all this into account it does make sense to me, that those whizkids had their WF Rule#1 "there are no stupid questions"
McBell
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Seems to me the "stupidity" of any question is subjective.
Of course. I doubt the asker sees it as stupid.
But given that I'm not really a massive believer of 'objective truth'...or at least that 'facts' are much rarer than most claim...I'm not sure why I'd change my opinion based on this?
McBell
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It is not just the subjectivity of a questions stupidity, there is also the context within the question was asked.
Do you by chance think that people should know things they were never taught?
Or never experienced?
Or never been exposed to?
I would actually be interested in an example of a stupid question...
No. Not sure why you'd think that?
No. Not sure why you'd think that?
No. Not sure why you'd think that? Look, I was a teacher, and I remain quite passionate about education and learning. I am not...and never have....suggested that curiosity and a willingness to tackle ignorance through open conversation, questioning, and lifetime learning are anything but positive. Indeed, I have regularly gone out of my way to support such things on this very site.
Sure. Imagine my daughter walks in with a cut head, and an injured arm. 'I've been in a car crash, Dad...'
A stupid question would be to ask how the car is.
Secret Chief
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Turgidity Unbound.
McBell
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I fail to see how it is stupid question.
Especially given to how dramatic teanagers are are to begin with and the fact that trauma will most often time dramatically increase said drama.
My own daughter came in with a few cuts and bruises from an accident that "completely totaled" the car.
Her exact words.
When we went to look at this "completely totaled" car, we found three scratches and a dent all of which took less than ten minutes to "fix" to the extent you would never know that it was "completely totaled".
I meant as a first question.
Look, if you have some ideological position that tells you all questions are valid, you do you.
If my daughter walks in after a car crash and the first thing I ask her is how the car is, it would be a clear indication to me that I need to reassess my priorities. It appears to therefore be a stupid question to my mind.
In a different context, it would be fine. But all things are contextual.
McBell
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So it is not the question that is stupid, is it the timing of the question that is stupid, right?
I don't separate the context though. As I've said all along, the context is key. If I asked...without any context...'Why do octopii have nine legs' it's kinda daft.
But there are plenty of contextual situations where it's not at all daft.
McBell
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My position is that there are no stupid questions, though there may well be stupid times to ask them.
Fair enough.
I respect your position and you've articulated it well enough.
I don't agree, but that's ok.
Secret Chief
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