Does an answer to all questions exist?

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Anyway, how does "i do not know" become a true answer to all questions?
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...Because its True :smile:
 
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PIT2 said:
Anyway, how does "i do not know" become a true answer to all questions?
When the answerer is obligated to follow your conditions.
Does a question care whether the answerer knows something or not?
I doubt it, since a question is not a real "thing".
Is the existence of the correct answer dependent on the answerer and his shortcomings?
It appears so to me.
Is "i have a headache and can't think right now" a correct answer to the question "what is 1 + 1"?
If you do, in fact, have a headache, and can't think of the answer. It just might not be the answer the questioner was expecting.

Truthfully though, I really, really don't know. Can a question have multiple correct answers?
 
The Questions will end,

When you ask a Question.

...is your intellect blind ?

:smile:

my gawd !
 
...unless you have the notion of running for Political office
 
eggman said:
Anyway, how does "i do not know" become a true answer to all questions?...Because its True :smile:
So, if I ask you, do you have a brain ?--you reply ..."I do not know". Do you not see a problem with your logic here ?
 
You are mislead by the word 'I'

whether I have brain or not seems irrelevant...

If i got my arm chopped off...the brain would still project the arm

and the pain...
 
to the best of my knowledge I have a brain..

...hows that ?
 
Rade said:
So, if I ask you, do you have a brain ?--you reply ..."I do not know". Do you not see a problem with your logic here ?

exsistential questions sir...:rolleyes:

not common sensical questions..such as what's for dinner or where did the dog run off too.. :smile:
 
eggman said:
to the best of my knowledge I have a brain...hows that ?
Well, "that" answer then contradicts what you said above...
eggman said:
Anyway, how does "i do not know" become a true answer to all questions?...Because its True
and thus we see that "I do not know" cannot be the answer to all questions--which is the topic of this thread. IMO, the OP question has been answered--the answer to all questions is "the answer" [posted by Radar in post # 7].