When did the art of asking questions die out?

Or did we kill it?  How many times were you told as a child to stop asking so many questions?  Maybe because your parents didn’t know the answers or maybe because your questions showed a level of intelligence that your teachers could not cope with.  It doesn’t really matter why you were shut down.  Only that you were.

What could you create in this world if you allowed yourself the freedom to ask questions?  You don’t have to have all the answers.  In fact, it might be better if you didn’t.  You could look things up (although I’m not sure the Internet is a good source…).  You could invent something no one else ever thought of before.  Just by asking “what if…”

Try asking the children in your life “what if?”  You might be amazed at the things they come up with.  What if politicians could only tell the truth or everyone would know they were lying?  What would our world look like?

Or what if you (and everyone else) could always tell when someone was lying?  Would you say to them “Did you just lie to me?”  Or would you keep quiet about it and see how long it took for the lie to trip them up.  Is that why we’ve suppressed our ability to “read minds?”

What would our world look like, be like, sound like if we could communicate telepathically?  Would that force us into truthfulness?  Would that be a “good” thing or a “bad” thing?

I’d love to hear your thoughts on these questions.  Feel free to comment below and maybe we can resurrect the art of questioning!