A discussion in Sociology, as well as my Speech class made me questioned humanity.

I see. What I thought he meant, was that there was someone who already knew the answer. Which is bogus.

No, not what I meant at all. I meant 'reaching out' for the answer. I didn't mean it by the literal definition of asking.

I think I see where Khoi is getting at. A better example may be something from the past. For instance, when people thought the Earth was flat. Well, they had nothing to prove Earth wasn't flat, and it certainly seems as if it is. They had more evidence pointing to a flat planet than a round one. The science they had at the time could only prove that much, but it was widely accepted by everyone because they grew up with that in mind.

Bingo, bingo, bingo~. Correct. People from the old days thought the Earth was flat, because they all agreed to it that.. the Earth was flat. Once they found out the Earth was indeed a 'circle', everyone says "Ah, it's a circle, the Earth is not flat". I guess if you put this in a different perspective, perhaps Christopher Columbus wanted to know the answer. So he seeked it by asking himself, by reaching out for that answer. Though in my readings, it seems more like an accidental occurrence because the guy just got lucky -shrug-.