Axiomatic?

[Smegma]

Are questions, by themselves, axiomatic?

[{LAW} Gamer_2k4]

If they were, they'd be unnecessary, right?

[Smegma]

If they were, they'd be unnecessary, right?

How so?

[{LAW} Gamer_2k4]

Well, axiomatic means undeniably true, right? If something is undeniably true, there's no need to question it.  Therefore, if questions are to have a purpose, they must not be self-evident, and therefore cannot be axiomatic.

[Smegma]

Well, axiomatic means undeniably true, right? If something is undeniably true, there's no need to question it.  Therefore, if questions are to have a purpose, they must not be self-evident, and therefore cannot be axiomatic.

Its more, self-evident I'd say.

Axioms have a purpose.

[a-4-year-old]

you know its a good topic when you have to wiki something.


I still don't understand the question.

[Smegma]

Are the nature of questions axiomatic?

[Demonic]

Except for the question-phrase itself, I guess they are.

The question 'How are you' implies takes the fact that you are as an axiom, and simply questions it.

Other than that, no fucking clue.

[a-4-year-old]

Do you mean the question itself or its answer or the reasoning behind asking a question?

[Smegma]

Do you mean the question itself or its answer or the reasoning behind asking a question?

I mean, is the nature of "question" axiomatic?

[chutem]

 

[Pie]

Do you mean the question itself or its answer or the reasoning behind asking a question?

I mean, is the nature of "question" axiomatic?

Because by constantly repeating yourself, i'm sure they will get it.

Rephrase the question if you want some really coherent answers...

[Smegma]

IS the nature or what a question is, lend itself to giving self-evident ideas?

[Mangled*]

I can tell you've just learned this word.

We can all tell.

Feel ashamed.

[Smegma]

I can tell you've just learned this word.

We can all tell.

Feel ashamed.

Are you sure about this?

[Mangled*]

Yes.

Aren't you?

[Smegma]

Yes.

Aren't you?

How are you sure?

[Mangled*]

I think that you have very recently come across this word and so looked up its meaning.

I don't think anybody that was well acquainted with this word would bother to make a topic sheerly based on the meaning of it even if they wanted to give themselves some sort of online ego-boost.

This thread is the equivalent of "I learned a new word, lets talk about it!".

[Smegma]

I think that you have very recently come across this word and so looked up its meaning.

I don't think anybody that was well acquainted with this word would bother to make a topic sheerly based on the meaning of it even if they wanted to give themselves some sort of online ego-boost.

This thread is the equivalent of "I learned a new word, lets talk about it!".

The topic is not about the word. Its not about the meaning of the word axiomatic, its about the nature of questioning.

[Mangled*]

The topic requires that people know what the word means as it's directly posed as part of the question that the topic is for. Also the word is the topic title.

The topic is about the word regardless of however much you wish to deny that.

Nice little edit there by the way.