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lil  ·  3208 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What's your favorite question?

Aside from gravity, what invisible forces affect your life?

Do you think we have any real choices?

What do you know for certain?

Why do you believe what you believe?

Edit I just reread the original post.

    What is that one question that you absolutely adore? What about it is so alluring? What is that one question that you wish people would ask you? Do you have a favorite answer to your favorite question? And, lastly, why?

1. My favourite question is actually "What do you know for certain?"

2. It is alluring because it asks myself and others to challenge their beliefs. Whatever we say we are sure of invites the next question, which is "Why are you so sure?"

3. The one question that I wish people would ask me and very rarely do is the next question -- the follow-up questions that shows they actually heard my answer to the first question and are willing to look at my answer with interest and an open heart.

4. My favourite answer to my favourite question is "I am only certain of things in proportion to the evidence available."

5. Why is that my favourite answer? It seems the most grounded and least magical.

Thanks thenewgreen for the endorsement and the shoutout.