Asking Questions

Mr. Moran told us that the best blogs begin with a question, usually one that starts with why or how. When I was reading the first epoch, I found it really interesting the coincidentally, in the specific cases of Egyptians and Greeks, the way that they found the best results in issues they were approached with or with identifying and developing a special subject (science, philosophy), was by asking questions like how do I go about this, or why is this important, or how will this effect others? So, I am wondering, why do we/the people in ancient civilizations ask questions? In Greek civilization, the roots for modern philosophy, politics, and science were planted. Also going back to what I wrote in the blog about the past versus history, an individual, or group of individuals, were ambitious enough to take a step forward and ask a question. For all we know, the complex and essential system of philosophy that we live by today all started with a simple question that someone asked when they were curious about the nature of knowledge and reality. Then, they investigated the endless amounts of answers for more information that they could then either add on to their ever growing answers, or use what they found to ask another question. It is likely that the Greeks asked the question, or something alike, “How can we create a balance between the government and greater population and stay away from the notion of a dictatorship?” With several inquiries, thought, and discussions, individuals must have come up with concepts that were then applied to civilization. In this case, democracy was established, and shaped the very formation of government by which we live by today, and a multitude of civilizations have throughout history. They took a chance, individualized themselves, and made history, all starting with asking a question. It’s similar to how planted a seed works; the seed is planted with one simple scoop out of the ground, being the initial question asked. But, as that seed expands and grows to become a plant, its roots below it grow and extend past each other and creates an entire web of added on questions which stemmed of from the primary question. Eventually, the plant will get to the point where it opens up an entirely new side of the subject, or life altogether, and prepares to release a completely new topic, a seed, which will grow into something bigger than anyone would ever imagine.