55 unanswered questions (scientific and philosophical)

A list of complex and simple questions that will leave you thinking for hours.

Human beings are curious and we constantly look around us for answers to the events that happen or the people we interact with.

In addition, we try to look for meaning in our life, so we are always questioning things and asking questions that allow us to get more information, as well as have a greater explanation to what is happening our environment or our life.

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Questions that have no answer

There is a type of questions that, either because science has not found an explanation or because the question does not make sense, have no 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 answers. They are the following.

1. Will there be life on other planets?

A question that has no answer but that both philosophers and scientists have asked themselves: is there life on other planets?? Some individuals report seeing flying saucers, but there is no evidence that extraterrestrial life has ever set foot on earth. If there were life on other planets, what kind of life would it be?

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.

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 about it, and perhaps in the future another explanation of the cosmos will appear.

4. Is the Big Bang theory true?

If the Universe is expanding, the Big Bang theory would make sense.. However, there are also scientists who criticize this version.

5. Why is there something instead of nothing?

And of course, how could the Universe have arisen from nothing? How can there be 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 exist?

If it is already difficult to understand our Universe, imagine the existence of others. Is it possible that there are more Universes? I would say no, but... what if there are?

7. Are we naturally good or bad?

What is human nature like? Is it good or bad? What is clear is that we are adaptive and the environment conditions us. But to what extent do genes determine our personality?

8. Is there such a thing as justice?

Life is not fair, we only have to look around us.. Barbaric occurrences are the order of the day, and so is the corruption of those who are supposed to protect us. Besides, what is fair to me may not be fair to you.

9. What is the meaning of life?

Existentialist philosophy has been asking this question for a long time. But what is the meaning of life? For those who are lucky enough to be born with a special talent and develop it, it surely is. But there are people who are born into conditions that are too unfavorable for them to even consider their talents. So what is the meaning of life? what is the meaning of life if, for example, you are born in a time of war?

10. Does God exist?

Does the supreme being exist? It seems hard to believe, considering that there are many religions that we can find in the world. Besides, since life is so cruel, even for the innocent, why doesn't our Lord do anything to avoid 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 superior intelligence?

12. What is freedom?

A much 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 art?

One of the most difficult questions to answer, because it is highly subjective. Not even if we gathered a hundred experts could we achieve unanimity in describing what is really an artistic expression, 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, cells are also living beings. Moreover, in order for our organism 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 beings that are part of a species become a different species due to the passage of time and the pressures of adaptation to the environment. How to delimit the moment in which this transition takes place?

18. Are our ideas our own?

Each individual has his or her own flow of thoughts, but at the same time, those ideas refer to concepts delimited and concretized by other people before us, and which have been transmitted to us through language.and that have been transmitted to us through language.

19. Is it possible to die several times?

If we lose consciousness thinking that we are dying, isn't that the same as really dying?

20. Can we arrive at 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?

This type of drug is characterized by bending our will. If so, 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; for it to become established, it must find its ecological niche and must reach a degree of reproductive isolation that separates it from the group of animals from which it has evolved.

23. In what part of the brain is human consciousness located?

It is very complicated to link consciousness to one part of our brain, because it is the result of a large network of neurons interconnected among themselves and to 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 with time we become different people.

25. Does thought give rise to emotions or vice versa?

This is a question that has been addressed by psychology for decades. It is difficult to know which comes first, especially considering that much of what goes on in our heads is unconscious.

26. Is mathematics part of nature?

Mathematics can be understood as a human invention or as a product of what surrounds us.

Meaningless questions

Other questions are simply unanswerable because they are absurd or meaningless.

1. How far do bald men wash their faces?

It can be difficult to know where the boundary between the face and the scalp is when there is no hair to differentiate between them. when there is no hair to differentiate it.

2. Why is it that when a person is right you have to give it to him? If he is already right. In such a case it would be necessary to give it to him when he does not have it, not?

A question that makes no sense and, therefore, has no answer either.

3. Why is it that if you blow on a dog's nose he gets angry and if we take him as a passenger in the car with the window down he sticks his head out to the wind?

I'll probably stick my head out for the fresh air or to smell what's out there.. The answer to this question is unclear.

4. Why is Goofy able to walk on two feet and Pluto on all fours? Aren't they both dogs?

In cartoons, things often happen 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?

You can't know or... yes! 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, because it is made by playing with words.

8. Why is there no mouse-flavored cat food?

It is difficult to answer this question. Has anyone ever thought about it?

9. Why do we have to avoid the dangers? But if people don't even want them for free?

A quote that has a certain sense of humor, so there is no need to look for the answer to this question because it doesn't have one.

10. Where do country workers go when, tired of their work, they decide to "get away from it all"?

City workers go to the countryside to relax. They probably don't get as stressed in the countryside as they do in the city. If they do, they can enjoy the countryside itself.

11. Why is no one able to realize that Clark Kent is Superman? Can a pair of glasses and a curly hair change a person so much?

It is curious that, just by changing his glasses and hairstyle, no one realizes that Clark Kent and Superman are the same person.

12. If a lawyer goes crazy, does he lose the trial?

There is nothing to do with a lawyer going crazy and losing a trial, so this question is rather ironic.

13. Why do we call drinking "booze" 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 refers to its position on the map, not its quantity.

15. Where is the other half of the environment?

Same as the previous question. It has nothing to do with quantity.

16. Why does Tarzan have a mane but hasn't grown a single beard in all his years lost in the jungle?

Although he could be a bearded man, Tarzan is a fictitious character who appears in a movie.

17. Why do we press the buttons on the TV remote control so hard when we know the batteries are dead?

It is difficult to answer this question, but the frustration of not being able to change the channel can lead to this reaction.

Why is it that at an open bar party the only thing that is never free is the bar?

The free bar refers to the fact that the drinks are free, not that the bar is unoccupied.

19. If ordinary is synonymous with vulgar, why doesn't extraordinary mean very vulgar?

There is no reason why it should. It is part of the language,

20. Why is "separate" spelled all together and "all together" spelled separately?

Again, there is no need to look for the three feet to the cat, because the language is like that.

21. Why do we have cock's eyes in our feet and crow's feet in our eyes?

The location is not the reason for the name. The answer, if it has one, must be the similarity to the parts of the rooster that presents the form of these phenomena.

22. If water is colorless, why is the part of a towel that has been dipped in water darker in color than the dry part?

What is produced is a wet effect, not that the towel changes color.

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 apples and pears.

24. If jail and prison are synonyms, why aren't jailer and prisoner synonyms?

Although both roles are part of the penitentiary system, this question does not make any sense nor is it necessary to look for an answer to it.

25. Why do the moons of the other planets have their own names but ours is only called "Moon"?

A sign that we take for granted what is familiar to us.

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 the wisdom of people.

27. What do sheep count before going to sleep?

They probably lack references to try to fall asleep.

28. Why do we cover ourselves with the sheets when we are afraid in bed?

It does not appear to be a very reliable defense against attacks.

29. If some stores are called "ultramarines", where are the "supermarines"?

It is strange to reach that level of power without first passing through intermediate levels.