If you can have the definitive answer to one question, only one, what will it be?
Q: If you can have the definitive answer to one question, only one, what will it be?I think I already got that one. I asked the Oracle at Delphi; the answer was the same as the question: “What is the best question to ask?”Okay, it was an echo, but so what? ;-)(Truth: I was too embarrassed to actually ask it loud enough to get an echo. But I did ask it – with tongue in cheek. And I’m convinced that’s the answer I would have gotten if Oracles were real.)
How do you get a definite answer from a scientist?
To get a definite answer a scientist must be pinned down and placed in a box, with no ifs buts or maybes. If you will forgive a tiny piece of humour, a little boy asks 'Mummy, why do I keep going round in circles?' She replies,'Shadup or I'll nail your other foot to the floor too'. A truly good scientist takes nothing for granted and is almost always open to the possibility that his/her choicest theory may come undone by even the minutest evidence to the contrary, and thereby plunging her/him into a quest for a more comprehensive or complete theory. Regards.
Scientists, if you could get a definitive "Yes" or "No" answer to ONE unsolved question in your field, what question would it be and why?
GOOD QUESTION!One interesting question I'd love to ask is, "Does antimatter fall at the same rate as normal matter?" but the answer to that will come out in the next few years anyway so there's no point in asking.I'd like to to ask something about quantum gravity, but I don't know enough about that area of research to ask a meaningful question. I might settle for, "Is there a particle with Planck mass?"
Does anyone have a definitive answer to what a pufferbelly is?
In that song, wasn't a pufferbelly a train engine of some sort? I remember that song ... now it won't get out of my head!
Can I get a definitive answer about tattoo policy for navy rotc and for navy officers?
I have a tattoo on my front forearm, about 3"x3", it's pretty colorful, but not anything bad. anyway, I'm sure I could get a waiver if I went enlisted. but I want to do ROTC and then become a naval officer. are the rules different for them? will I take a lot of flak for it? will it hold me back? thanks in advance. if you have any good links, please share.
Why can't we get a definitive answer on whether there will be a WW3?
Do you really want to know when you will be dying? Imagine you just found out that you would be dying the next day. How would you feel? Maybe have some great news. You would be dead after 120!! Then you will live long enough to become a monster. NO COUNTRIES in this planet would risk something like a war. It will destroy everything and everyone. And after WW2, there were always situations pertaining to blow out in the form of WW3. Many people feared, many theorists were even sure of, conspiracy theorists had been onto the doomsday scenarios for years YET no WW3. So finally, when will it happen? Well there is a definitive answer for you. “YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW”
How do I ask a question that demands a definite answer?
How do I ask an answerable question?Wondering is one of the most basic and powerful driving factors of human endeavour.Someone said: Watch out, the things you don't know can make you wiser.'Who - what - where - when - how' have led us to where we humans are - when best.However the answers must be shared in order to benefit us all.Quora is at the heart of this. But please ask yourself these questions before listing:1) What is it that I really want to know - what motivates my question - why do I ask?2) Does my question maybe contain its own answer?If you slice up a question - and contemplate each part, the answer may just pop up.3) Rephrase your question - now on a higher level.Bon voyage on the rainbow road towards wisdom - keep right.
How does an ordinary citizen get a definitive "is this legal" answer on an unclear criminal law question in California?
Really, and while it sucks, you can't.You can, of course, seek the advice of a lawyer, who can advise you if what you're doing is likely legal or illegal according to the law. And if you think you might be pushing that boundary, it'd be a good idea to do that.However, in the US, the courts are forbidden to give pretty much any kind of "advisory opinion". So unfortunately, the only way you'd know for certain what you're trying is legal is if you attempt it, and either a prosecutor becomes aware of it but can't find anything to charge it under, a judge throws it out of court, or a jury finds you not guilty. (Or, alternatively, if you are charged and found guilty.) And even if you're tried and eventually found not guilty, that of course still can be an expensive proposition.So, at least get a lawyer's advice. They can advise you how likely it is that you'd be going too far, and if you did break any laws, what the likely consequences would be. With that information, you can at least make an informed decision as to whether it's worth it to step that close to the line, and risk stepping over it.