Many answers – yes.
Stupid question – no, there is no such thing as a stupid question.
Questions may be confrontational, thought-provoking, shocking, eye-opening, boring, irrelevant at a particular time and point, but never stupid.
The person posing the question was serious and adamant about the value of the question.
Simple questions can be as serious as serious questions can be simple.
When one analyses the question’s various latent elements, it actually raises more questions e.g.
• Do you believe in God – yes, no, maybe
• Do you believe in a god – yes, no, maybe
• Is this God/god the same one the Bible talks about?
• Do you believe in God but not in religion?
• Can the one be without the other?
• What does the Bible say about the dead / souls / reincarnation
• What does religion say about the dead / the Bible / souls / reincarnation
• What does the world say about the aforementioned?
• Religion claims the Bible as its foundation but with so many different religions/believe systems/interpretations – how does one determine the truth?
• Should one not prescribe to any of the above, in whole or in part, how does one explain the wonderment of creation, nature and the synchronicity within the amazing human body to name but a few?
• If one considers all of the above, or part thereof, irrelevant – what is your relevance, purpose and significance, as human being, within this bigger picture that we call life?
• I for one cannot subscribe to the thought that my beingness, presence, and contribution be considered irrelevant at all.
• This sharing of possible scenario answers to a particular question may be considered irrelevant and interesting only for this moment or the sake of philosophical debate or interaction and that is it. It may, or not, have no relevance to what happens next.
• It may just serve as an illustration of the complexity within the simplicity of a seemingly simple question – but then, the final choice always rest with the interpreter who also solely bears the responsibility of his/her decision.
And now I have a deadline to respond to.
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