55 unanswered questions (scientific and philosophical)
Human beings are curious and we constantly look around us to find answers to the events that occur or the people with whom we interact.
In addition, we try to find the meaning of our life, so we are always questioning things and asking questions that allow us to obtain more information, as well as have a greater explanation of what happens in our environment or our lifetime.
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Questions that have no answer
There is a type of question that, either because science has not found an explanation or because the question does not make sense, do not have an answer. In this article we have made a list of unanswered questions.
Philosophical and scientific questions
There are a number of philosophical and scientific questions that have no answer. They are as follows.
1. Will there be life on other planets?
A question that has no answer but that both philosophers and scientists have asked: does life exist on other planets?
? Some individuals report having seen flying saucers, but there is no evidence that extraterrestrial life has set foot on earth. If there were life on other planets, what kind of life would it be?
2. Is there life after death?
After death, what happens? From a logical point of view, there is no evidence that our souls go to heaven. But, if we have not been there to prove it, it is not an absolute truth either.
3. Is the Universe expanding?
Until recently it was believed that the Universe was infinite, today, the scientific community seems to be clear that it is expanding. This is difficult to imagine if we stop to think, and perhaps in the future another explanation about the cosmos will appear.
4. Is the Big Bang Theory True?
If the Universe expands, the Big Bang theory would make sense. However, there are also scientists who criticize this version.
5. Why is there something rather than nothing?
And of course, how could the Universe have arisen out of nowhere. How can it be that there is nothing? And... that there is something? Where do these physical laws that govern us come from? Nothing in modern physics explains it.
6. How many universes are there?
If it is difficult to understand our Universe, imagine considering the existence of others. Is it possible that there are more Universes? I'd say no, but… what if yes?
7. Are we good or bad by nature?
What is human nature like? Is it good or is it bad? What is clear is that we are adaptive and the environment conditions us. But to what extent genes determine our personality.
8. Is there justice?
Life is not fair, you just have to take a look around us. Barbaric occurrences are the order of the day, and corruption from those who are supposed to protect us as well. Also, what is fair to me may not be fair to you.
9. What is the meaning of life?
Existentialist philosophy has long questioned this question. But what is the meaning of life? For those who are lucky enough to be born with and develop a special talent, surely yes. But there are people who are born in too unfavorable conditions not even to consider their talents. Then, What is the meaning of life if, for example, you are born in times of war?
10. God exists?
Is there the supreme being? It seems difficult to believe, considering that there are many religions that we can find in the world. Besides, life being so cruel, even for the innocent, why doesn't our lord do anything to prevent it?
11. Where does the human being come from?
Did we evolve from simpler forms of life? Are we the mixture of several species of apes? Were we created by a higher intelligence?
12. What is the Liberty?
A highly sought after and claimed value, but... Do we know exactly what freedom is? Perhaps each person has a different and unique conception, so it is not easy to talk about freedom without bringing up certain subjective evaluations.
13. What is the art?
One of the most difficult questions to answer, as it is highly subjective. Not even if we brought together a hundred experts could we achieve unanimity to describe what an artistic expression really is, and what is not.
14. Can we be sure that we are not an experiment?
Or, to put it another way: what degree of certainty do we have that the reality we know is, precisely, real? It is not unreasonable to think that we live in a fictitious reality, as in the Matrix.
15. What is subjective experience?
If reality is composed of matter and energy, what is consciousness?
16. Are we more than the sum of our cells?
The human body gives rise to a living being, but at the same time, cells are also living beings. In addition, for our body to function it is necessary for bacteria from the environment to participate in it.
17. Where does the transition between species occur?
At some point in biological evolution, a set of living things that are part of a species they go on to constitute a different species due to the passage of time and the pressures of adaptation to the environment. How to define the moment in which this transition takes place?
18. Are our ideas ours?
Each individual has their own flow of thoughts, but at the same time, These ideas refer to concepts defined and specified by other people before us., and that have been transmitted to us through language.
19. Is it possible to die multiple times?
If we lose consciousness thinking that we are dying, isn't that the same as actually dying?
20. Can we get to the truth through science?
To what extent does scientifically obtained knowledge reflect the truth, rather than being temporarily valid beliefs?
21. Is it possible to make free use of addictive drugs?
These types of drugs are characterized by bending our will. This being the case, can it be said that those who use them do so freely?
22. At what point does a new animal species emerge?
This is a scientific question without a definitive answer because the emergence of new species does not occur in a single generation; To establish itself, it must find its ecological niche and must reach a degree of reproductive isolation that separates it from the set of animals from which it has evolved.
23. Where in the brain is human consciousness located?
It is very difficult to link consciousness to a part of our brain, because it is the result of a large network of neurons interconnected with each other and with other parts of the body.
24. As adults, are we the same as we were in our childhood?
It could be said that our way of feeling and thinking varies so much during the first years of our lives that over time we transform into other people.
25. Thought gives rise to emotions or vice versa?
This is a question that has been addressed by psychology for decades. It is difficult to know what comes before, especially bearing in mind that much of what happens in our head is unconscious.
26. Is mathematics part of nature?
Mathematics can be understood as a human invention or as a product of what surrounds us.
Pointless questions
Other questions are simply unanswered because they are absurd or nonsensical.
1. How far do bald men wash their faces?
It can be difficult to know where the boundary is between the face and the scalp when there is no hair to differentiate it.
2. Why, when a person is right, do you have to give it to him? If you already have it. In that case, you should give it to him when he doesn't have it, right?
A question that does not make any sense and, therefore, does not have an answer either.
3. Why, if you blow a dog on the nose, does it get angry and if we take it as a passenger in the car with the window down, it sticks its head into the wind?
Surely stick your head out for the cool or to smell what's outside. The answer to this question is unclear.
4. Why is Goofy able to walk on his two feet and Pluto on all fours? Aren't they both dogs?
In cartoons things happen, many times, without explanation.
5. Why did the Flintstones celebrate Christmas if they lived before Christ?
It doesn't make much sense for the characters in these cartoons to celebrate Christmas.
6. How do I know how many lives my cat has left?
Can't tell or... yeah! He only has one life left, which is the only one he has.
7. Do infants enjoy childhood as much as adults enjoy adultery?
It is not possible to answer this question, as it is made by playing with words.
8. Why is there no mouse-flavored cat food?
Well, difficult to answer this question. Has anyone ever considered it?
9. Why do you have to avoid dangers? But if people don't want them or give them away ...
A quote that has a certain sense of humor, so there is no need to look for the answer to this question because it does not.
10. Where do farm workers go when, tired of their work, they decide to "get away from it all"?
City workers go to the countryside to relax. Surely in the country they will not get stressed the same as in the city. If they do, they can enjoy the field itself.
11. Why is nobody able to realize that Clark Kent is Superman? Can glasses and a little curl change a person so much?
It's funny that, just by changing your glasses and hairstyle, no one realizes that Clark Kent and Superman are the same person.
12. If a lawyer freaks out, does he lose his trial?
It has nothing to do with a lawyer going crazy to lose a trial, so this question is rather ironic.
13. Why do we call a drink a "drink", even before we drink it?
Language has these things. You don't have to look in places where there is nothing.
14. Where is the other half of the Middle East?
The Middle East is referenced in its position on the map, not in quantity.
15. Where is the other half of the environment?
Same as the previous question. He has nothing to do with quantity.
16. Why does Tarzan have long hair but he hasn't grown a bit of a beard in all his years lost in the jungle?
Despite the fact that he could be a bearded man, Tarzan is a fictional character, appearing in a movie.
17. Why do we press the buttons on the television remote so hard when we know it has run out of batteries?
It is difficult to answer this question. However, the very frustration of not being able to change the channel can lead us to have this reaction.
18. Why in an open bar party the only thing that is never free is the bar?
The open bar refers to the drinks being free, not the bar being unoccupied.
19. If ordinary is synonymous with vulgar, why doesn't extraordinary mean very vulgar?
There is no reason why it should be this way. It is part of the language,
20. Why is "separate" written all together and "all together" written separately?
Again, you do not have to look for three feet to the cat, because the language is like that.
21. Why do we have rooster eyes on our feet and crow's feet on our eyes?
The location is not the reason for the name. The answer, if it does, must be the similarity to the parts of the rooster that are shaped by these phenomena.
22. If the water is colorless, why is the part of a towel that has been submerged in water darker in color than the dry part?
What produces a wet effect, does not change the color of the towel.
23. If you were a masochist in life, wouldn't it be a reward to go to hell and a punishment to go to heaven?
A question that mixes pears with apples.
24. If jail and prison are synonymous, why aren't jailer and prisoner?
Although both roles are part of the penitentiary system, this question does not make any sense nor does it have to be answered.
25. Why do the moons of the rest of the planets have their own name but ours is only called "Moon"?
A sign that we take the familiar for granted.
26. If Socrates was wise because he knew nothing... Does Socrates know more than Einstein?
It is not clear to what extent the time factor should be taken into account when assessing people's wisdom.
27. What do the sheep count before going to sleep?
Surely they lack references to try to fall asleep.
28. Why do we cover ourselves with the sheets when we are afraid while in bed?
It does not appear to be a very reliable defense against attack.
29. If some stores are called "groceries", where are the "supermarines"?
It is strange to reach that degree of power without first going through intermediate degrees.