Is it socially acceptable to eat M&M’s with a spoon? Does that dress make someone look fat? These are only a few questions with no answers given to them. Questions like these make us think for a long time about a solution that never existed. Confusing questions overall force us to think more philosophically, outside the box, so that we can find an answer of some kind to give to the person raising it. Thus, a question with no answer can be viewed as a quiz with multiple available solutions.
“How are you?” is probably one of the more famous questions that can trip a person up, especially if it comes from a kid. If we were to answer with “bad,” then we might be given another question, “Why?” and this circle will continue till one of the parties stops answering or inquiring deeper. Impossible questions like these are confusing because they stick us in an unending circle of asking and answering. They are loops of casual questions with simple answers and no end in sight. However, there are also unanswerable questions that are paradoxes. Can God create a hot enough burrito that he can’t eat? Both yes and no lead a person to the simple conclusion — God is not almighty, then.
Like paradoxes and questions that cannot be answered so simply? User Moatflobber likes them too. He asked an easily answerable question on the popular AskReddit group — “What is an impossible question to answer?” We have compiled the best questions in the list below. Have you had the chance to hear some of them yourself? Upvote them. On the other hand, if you have a viable answer that you would want to share with others, you can do so in the comments below.
#1
ThePhoenixBird2022 said:
"Why? When asked by a 4yo. Any response will be met with... but why?"
"Why? When asked by a 4yo. Any response will be met with... but why?"
charatatata replied:
"Take it up a notch and you get the kid my mom had to deal with: "What if a red truck burst through the wall right now? Okay, now what if it was blue"?"
"Take it up a notch and you get the kid my mom had to deal with: "What if a red truck burst through the wall right now? Okay, now what if it was blue"?"
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15points
#2
"If I had a son that became a priest, would I call him father or son?"
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14points
#3
"If I punch myself in the face, and it hurts. Does that mean I'm strong or weak?"
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13points
#4
Andyle611 said:
"Can God microwave a burrito so hot that even He can't eat it?"
"Can God microwave a burrito so hot that even He can't eat it?"
blitzx666 replied:
"If god needs a microwave to heat that burrito, I have more questions."
"If god needs a microwave to heat that burrito, I have more questions."
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12points
#7
Geeeck0 said:
"Does this dress make me look fat?"
"Does this dress make me look fat?"
LittleTay replied:
"Honey, you make that dress look good."
"Honey, you make that dress look good."
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10points
#10
"Does the set of all sets which are not members of itself contain itself as an element?"
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8points
#15
TheAntih said:
"Where was Gondor when the Westfold fell?"
"Where was Gondor when the Westfold fell?"
granthollomew replied:
"It's always 'Where was Gondor when the Westfield fell?' and never 'How was Gondor when the Westfield fell'."
"It's always 'Where was Gondor when the Westfield fell?' and never 'How was Gondor when the Westfield fell'."
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7points
#16
"If you go faster than the speed of light and look backward, what will you see?"
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7points
#19
"What is outside the observable universe?
I could get into why this is an impossible question to answer. Basically, if you cannot observe it, you cannot measure it, and therefore, you cannot answer the question."
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7points


