Should we allow subjective questions?

Question

Some questions here are asking for factual answers:

• How long was Jesus in the tomb?
• Where does the Bible stand on vegetarianism?
• Do animals have souls? (the question states a Biblical answer is expected)

Some are not, but appear to be asking for advice / opinions:

• How Christians should meditate?
• Can I believe in evolution and still be a Christian?
• Is it true that teachings that contradicts the 66 books of the traditional Bible Canon is Surely Wrong?

My question is: is the second kind (subjective) type of question welcome here?

The reason for asking is that they are generally not welcome on other Stack Exchange sites. Are they welcome here?

Answer 1

Subjective questions are prevalent across the SE network on most sites that aren't targeted at a technical profession. There is no reason we should stay away from subjectivity just because we can be a contentious lot.

However, the important thing is to stick to the criteria laid out in Good Subjective, Bad Subjective. And to keep the image Jeff always links to in mind .

If we can keep to those two criteria in mind then I think that we can successfully accept subjective questions.