Hello Beatrice
I think you are correct to say that our questions can be conditioned by
history -- perhaps also by our geography. We all live in different areas of
the world, thus we all have specific experiences and suggestions to share
with others. Our age differences create an arena of expertise that not any
one person of any one age could master. 30 years ago, our technology did
not lend itself to such questioning forums. We didn't have this form of
internet capability that allowed many folks from many countries to share many
ideas. I think our drive to learn and discover drove technologists to
develop a system where a Q&A forum such as ours could exist, when formerlly,
the internet waves were designed for Government and Education purposes only.
Perhaps, also, in our past, knowledge and seeking behaviors were mainly
reserved for the males in society. With the advent of women's liberation, and
the surfacing of equal rights, I think that women now rightly believe (as
they should!) that it is far from abnormal to want answers to questions that
formerly only their husbands could bring.
In a message dated 3/19/01 10:16:46 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> Why do we ask the questions we ask? After Manuel asking me why I did ask
questions apparently so far away one of the other, I stark asking myself: are
the question conditioned by history, at this very moment, do we ask very
different questions than 30 years ago? Have we changed our interests to
respect our ancesters, let say from one, two or three generations older? I am
already 60 years, are my interests very different from people now a day?
Where can we read some things about these wonderings, are there sites
treating these subjects?
Thank you very much, Béatrice. <<
