A. IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH A QUESTION
When Robert Maynard Hutchins taught philosophy at the University of Chicago, he began his Philosophy 101 class by saying, "Are there any questions?" No one spoke up, so he said, "Very well then, class dismissed." He began the second day of class the same way and again no one said anything, so the class ended. Finally, on the third day, the students caught on and started asking questions. The point had been made that the study of philosophy begins with asking questions. "Creative Fire", by Tim Holmes That's also where the study of life begins. Life is a series of punctuation marks. There are several commas, some semicolons, a few exclamation points and only one period. But most of life is a series of question marks. A physicist by the name of Isido Rabi won the Nobel Peace Prize in physics one year, and the press, in interviewing him, asked him to what he attributed his success. Dr. Rabi answered by saying that he attributed it all to ...