Asking questions sets up a readiness in the mind and makes it receptive to creative thought. Niels Bohr said that asking the right question is essential for scientific progress and discovery, as well as for understanding the nature of reality...even crazy questions.
Quick thought on the first one - as banal as it feels, could be that an ever-active mind helped with survival back when the pink blob came to be. To ask us not to think might be like asking a dog not to bark when it sees a squirrel - doable, and even rewarding, with training, but not "natural"
Asking questions sets up a readiness in the mind and makes it receptive to creative thought. Niels Bohr said that asking the right question is essential for scientific progress and discovery, as well as for understanding the nature of reality...even crazy questions.
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Quick thought on the first one - as banal as it feels, could be that an ever-active mind helped with survival back when the pink blob came to be. To ask us not to think might be like asking a dog not to bark when it sees a squirrel - doable, and even rewarding, with training, but not "natural"
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