Humans are
a question-based species.

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the Question serves as the bottom-up foundation for Answers, Knowledge, Understanding, Wisdom and Truth. 

 

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takes a top-down perspective that leads to the same conclusion.

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Homo Sapiens​

We humans are called
  homo sapiens.

Translated from Latin means
  "wise mankind”. 

 

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• Can we be wise without knowledge? 

 

Wisdom is the quality of having good judgement based on knowledge.

So, knowledge is required to be wise.  

        

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• And, knowledge is an accumulation of answers.

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• And, answers come from questions..

 

   Following this top-down logic, the root of mankind’s wisdom is the ability to question.  With this perspective, shouldn’t "homo sapiens" be called “homo quaerens" (Questioning Mankind)”?  (Just thought I'd ask) 

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   At the top of this sequence it says: "Wisdom is the quality of having good judgement"   Judging requires a process of questioning.  Even the process of being wise requires questions.  There cannot have answers without questions, knowledge without answers or wisdom without knowledge.

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Humans are
a question-based species.