“To ask the proper question is half of knowing.”
Prudens quaestio dimidium scientiae.
Roger Bacon (1220–1292) medieval philosopher and theologian
Cited in: LIFE, 8 sept 1958, p. 73
Variant translation: Half of science is asking the right questions.
“Probably half the questions we ask — half our great theological and metaphysical problems — are like that.”
— Clive Staples Lewis, book A Grief Observed
A Grief Observed (1961)
Context: Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable. How many hours are there in a mile? Is yellow square or round? Probably half the questions we ask — half our great theological and metaphysical problems — are like that.
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