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minus-squareKalkaline linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·11 months agoQuestions that are all encompassing like these are worthless because they don’t get us any closer to the answer.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@feddit.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down7·11 months agoNot asking these questions doesn’t get us any closer to the answer either though?
minus-squareNo1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months agoIf two things lead to the same result (in this example, neither asking the questions nor not asking the questions get us closer to the answer), then isn’t the lesser effort option optimal?
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@feddit.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·11 months agoI just don’t agree that it “doesn’t help”. It does help, at least it helped me.
Questions that are all encompassing like these are worthless because they don’t get us any closer to the answer.
Not asking these questions doesn’t get us any closer to the answer either though?
If two things lead to the same result (in this example, neither asking the questions nor not asking the questions get us closer to the answer), then isn’t the lesser effort option optimal?
I just don’t agree that it “doesn’t help”.
It does help, at least it helped me.