If he were a student in my Year 7 Science class, I’m pretty sure the rest of the class would have a merry time ridiculing him for asking such a “dumb” question! In today’s world, of course, Isaac might have been too embarrassed to ask. He might have thought that all his peers already knew – after all, they didn’t ask, so they probably didn’t need to. And of course, the grumpy teacher would just tell him to pay more attention.

Seriously, though, he wasn’t a Year 7 student when he put that question. He was a university graduate. His question wasn’t “dumb”, but prompted him to find the answers, which led to his law of universal gravitation.

There is no such thing as a “dumb” question – not if it is a genuine question sincerely asked. Even if everyone else does know the answer (which is unlikely), any question is the first step to knowledge.

I don’t know.

I want to know.

Make me know.

Then the magic begins. That’s not Rocket Science!