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But will you like the answer? After all, the world abounds with blowhards who will answer you questions, but their answers leave much to be desired. Still, understood properly, such answers can be of use in formulating new questions. Think of it as interrogating an idiot that has a wondrous memory. The quality of the answer depends largely on the quality of the question, and the ability of the questioner to understand such answers in context.
We have a lot of knowledge, but not enough, and in some sense everything that we do know is wrong. Will a time come when computers are able to answer questions that don't yet have answers for? If so, will we still be of some use?