事物的正确答案不止一个
<p>多年前，英国《泰晤时报》出了一个题目，公开征求答案，题目是：从伦敦到罗马最短的道路是哪条？</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>: <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortest">shortest</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>?</p><p>很多人都从地理位置的角度找答案，结果都落选了，只有一个答案获奖：一个好朋友。</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="location">location</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>.</p><p>获奖人说：“我没有单从地理的角度想问题，而是另辟新径。”</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="way">way</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="said">said</span></p><p>我们回想一下，其他答案错了吗？没有。这个获奖答案同样正确。只不过一个是从地理角度，一个是从人性角度。同一个问题可以得出不同的正确答案。</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>? <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="geography">geography</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>.</p><p>考虑一下下面这个问题：一个圆，一个三角形，一个半圆，哪个图形与其他两个不同？按通常的思维，这道题一定只有一个答案，可再想一想呢？选三角形是因为它是唯一一个用直线构成的图形。选圆是因为它是唯一一个用曲线围成的封闭体系。选半圆是因为它是唯一一个用曲线和直线共同围成的图形。瞧，这道题有三个答案，可这三个答案都是挑不出毛病的。</p>
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