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Why do we ask questions? || Acharya Prashant (2019)
Acharya Prashant
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Answers
Ignorance
Assertion
Authenticity
Liberation
Mind
God
Description

Acharya Prashant observes that people are deeply faithful to their questions, believing that questions are the primary way to connect or seek liberation. He explains that a questioner always assumes their question is legitimate and authentic, believing that only the answer is missing. However, he challenges this by stating that a question is not a humble admission of ignorance but rather a boastful assertion. By framing a question rigidly, the questioner claims to already know almost everything, leaving room only for a specific, predetermined answer. He illustrates this with the example of someone asking why God is cruel; such a question already asserts that God exists and that God's nature is known to be cruel. Acharya Prashant concludes that most questions are framed in a way that they already contain their own answers, leaving little scope for genuine inquiry or the need for a speaker.