The value of a question is to make you think deeply

There are questions whose answer is irrelevant, either because:

1. The answer is not valuable. The answer is something anecdotal or simply a personal opinion.

2. There is no answer. Perhaps we lack the physical means to find the answer, it is a paradox without an answer or, in the worst case, it escapes human understanding.

For example: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? If I told you that it is proven that it does make sound (or that it does not), would it add value to your life? In my case, I wouldn’t care at all. In fact, I think there is probably no “answer” to this question because what this question points to is a much deeper issue: can something exist without being perceived?

The value of these types of questions lies in their ability to make us think deeply. May they be an invitation to make us reflect and train our ability to understand the world.