Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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“When your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ then tell them …” (Exodus 12:26)
The above verse might appear to be an odd verse to quote. The context is God telling the Israelites how they were to perform the Passover celebration. One key aspect of the celebration was for the children to ask questions. This ritual carries over to the present. Today, devout Jews perform the Passover Seder. The ritual still has a focus on children. Questions and answers are a central device in the Seder ritual. By encouraging children to ask questions, they will be more open to hearing the answer.
About 1000 years after the first Passover meal, the great philosopher Socrates popularizes the Socratic Method. In this method, a series of questions are posed to help a person to determine his underlying beliefs and the extent of his knowledge.
I believe we have forgotten how to ask questions.
I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.
--Rudyard Kipling
By the way, the answers yes and no can never answer these questions.
“Test everything. Hold on to the good.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
The above verse might appear to be an odd verse to quote. The context is God telling the Israelites how they were to perform the Passover celebration. One key aspect of the celebration was for the children to ask questions. This ritual carries over to the present. Today, devout Jews perform the Passover Seder. The ritual still has a focus on children. Questions and answers are a central device in the Seder ritual. By encouraging children to ask questions, they will be more open to hearing the answer.
About 1000 years after the first Passover meal, the great philosopher Socrates popularizes the Socratic Method. In this method, a series of questions are posed to help a person to determine his underlying beliefs and the extent of his knowledge.
I believe we have forgotten how to ask questions.
I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.
--Rudyard Kipling
By the way, the answers yes and no can never answer these questions.
“Test everything. Hold on to the good.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
# posted by Wesley Son of Cornelius @ 11:39 PM 
