Aristotle once said that in order to succeed we must ask the right questions - Is this one reason why Fluther became so popular?

Some people see a direct link between the ability to apply critical thinking and the ability to ask the right questions. Do you agree with this view?

From Wikipedia: Critical thinking is purposeful and reflective judgment about what to believe or what to do in response to observations, experience, verbal or written expressions, or arguments. Critical thinking employs not only logic but broad intellectual criteria such as clarity, credibility, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, significance and fairness. Critical thinking is crucial to becoming a close reader and a substantive writer. Expressed most generally, critical thinking is ‘a way of taking up the problems of life.’ Irrespective of the sphere of thought, a well cultivated critical thinker:

* raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely;
* gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively
* comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards;
* thinks open-mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences; and
* communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems; without being unduly influenced by others thinking on the topic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking

Have Fluther and other Q&A websites become so popular because they offer a way to develop the skill of asking vital questions (‘the right questions’)?