Is the answer that we have run out of good questions? | Kenan Malik

We are supposed to be inquisitive and yet …John Brockman has run out of questions. Brockman, a literary agent, runs the science and philosophy siteEdge.org. Every year for 20 years, he has askedleading thinkers to answer a particular question, such as: “What questions have disappeared?” or: “What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?” This year, though, Brockman announced that he has no more questions left. So he asked his final question: “What is the last question?”“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers,” Voltaire insisted. Questions help us define what we don’t know and force us or others to justify what we think we do know.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 18, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Kenan Malik Tags: Philosophy Science World news Isaac Asimov Source Type: news