One of the early church reformers' cries was, 'Always reforming.' Dr. Louis Hill's Seven Foolish Questions: An Exhortation to Today's Church as Taught from the Book of Malachi heeds that cry in dissecting—short of exegesis—the book of Malachi and finding out what it has to say to today's generation. This is a call to the believer and non-believer. Dr. Louis Hill makes the book of Malachi as relevant today as it was in the day it was written. The author analyzes the foolish questions that the post-exilic Hebrews raised and applies them to the current post-modern evangelical church situation. With great insight, Dr. Hill exposes some of the problems of the American evangelical church movement. He gives an urgent call for our need of reformation today. This study of the Book of Malachi is both challenging and refreshing. Dr. Hill's appeal is for us to repent of our foolish ways and return to biblical doctrine that produces biblical behavior. Dr. Hill's message is desperately needed today. I highly recommend it. Dr. Rick Fite, Pastor Grace Presbyterian Church Colorado Springs, CO

Rube Goldberg's classic 'Foolish Questions' collection.

This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from The Art of Asking: Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers (9780137144242) by Terry J. Fadem. Available in print and digital formats. Not sure? Ask. (Why you need to ask–even if you think you know the answer or you think everyone else does!) If you do not ask the question, you will almost certainly be foolish–eventually. The only way to improve questioning skills is to use them. More often than not, others are also thinking about the same question and don’t want to ask.

It's well established now that the way you put a question often determines not only the answer you'll get, but the type of answer possible. So ... a mechanical answerer, geared to produce the ultimate revelations in reference to anything you want to know, might have unsuspected limitations.

Hundreds of salty answers to more than eighty stupid questions. For example: "Are you leaving?" "No, I'm coming in backwards."

It's well established now that the way you put a question often determines not only the answer you'll get, but the type of answer possible. So ... a mechanical answerer, geared to produce the ultimate revelations in reference to anything you want to know, might have unsuspected limitations.