Questioning helps us examine and determine the validity of an idea or claim.
It helps us understand how much we know or don’t know. This allows for a reflective thinking which is important part of critical thinking.
Such as
- what causes governments to fall?
: protest/ riots
- what causes riots to occur?
: widespread public dissatisfaction of the government.
- what causes this dissatisfaction?
: i don’t know. Many things. (So research).
And in such manner we can each develop our own conclusions.
However such questioning needs to be systematic and disciplined in order to get the most out of it.
Otherwise the discussion will be messy and pointless.
Such as
This is a black text.
But is it really?
A black color in real life is produced from the absence or complete absorption of visible.
But the screen you are using does not produce black.
Your brain is being lied to.
Is that why visual illusions work?
Yes. Our senses are limited and we cannot truly grasp the true nature of our universe.
Then, is it possible that everything is an illusion?
Maybe.