I think of a seminal question as one that offers possibility and depth - that points to enduring reality, and suggests a range of options. I have collected some interesting questions, and am looking for more.
Questions like these form the basis for our Fireside Musings, diverse gatherings of clever people to pursue thoughtful abstractions about a seminal question. One of these discussions is documented in the essay: How do you figure out what to do when you don’t know what to do?
· How do you figure out what to do when you don’t know what to do? (William Glasser)
· Why do things get in a muddle? (Gregory Bateson)
· Where is the place of understanding? (Job)
· What are the patterns that connect? (Gregory Bateson)
· How do you know what rules to break? (Susan Miller)
· Where shall wisdom be found? (Job)
· If you don’t know what it is you don’t know, how can you know what you need to learn?
· How do you know if you are making progress? (Bert Phillips)
· Are the self and the universe eternal? Transient? (Tibetan Buddhist)
· How do you turn experiences into insight?
What are your ideas for seminal questions?
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Sam: Here's an idea for a seminal question: If we are the only sentient beings in the universe, then what's the point?
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