Why are people asking obvious questions?
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hi, answer to my movie about a girl jumping off a cliff and leaving 2 men behind and thenthey jump was\n"the beach" with leo de caprio\nwhy do ppl ask obvious questions\n1. they are bored\n2. i do it a lot cause i just really like it when people answer me
658355
So then why do u ask? Because there's stupid ppl like me who are bored and have nothing better to do with their time...so they answer a question and feel that they have made a difference...haha.
1072512
Why would you ask such a question, is there something you wish to know?
159898
Because there is an anonymous way to get their questions answered. Also because children are naturally curious.
519831
Why are you asking the questions I answer?
1119244
I've always heard there is no such thing as a stupid question. Maybe some people ask something that seems stupid to you because you already know it, but remember at some point you did not know the answer.\n\nSome questions on here that seem to be stupid are people just having fun or being funny or whatever.
1041052
Because they are insecure. Do you give them a reason not to trust you? That's where questions usually originate in this fashion.
834723
Sometimes people arent as lucky to be "as smart as" you want everyone to think you were.\n\nsometimes young children might be embarrassed, might not have anyone they trust to answer those questions, or even not have anyone around.  Their questions appear to be petty to you, but to me they show what might be late bloomers when it comes to dating, appearance, reigigion or whatever.\n\nsome questions here come from childish people who just like to spark controversy, or release their racial impulses and condescention for others, but there are some ligitimate youngsters, and adults whos questions are real to them.\n\nSince when is it dumb to ask questions.\nIt only becomes dumb when someone else makes them feel dumb for asking.\nIf you dont like a question, dont answer it.  Let someone else come along willing to understand that theres a person behind the question.\nBe it for childish antics or because they are truly confused.\nBut Id hate to contribute to further ridiculing or depriving an already baffled person from something they cant get an answer for and are truly searching for one.
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You just asked a question.  Consider why you asked the question.  You could have wanted an answer.  Then again, you could have simply wanted to start peoples brains moving.  I could ask you why you asked the question, but then I would be asking a question, a pointless one, because I don't care why you asked your question.  Only one can know why they truly ask any question.
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I've noticed it too.\n\nI suspect they aren't really listening to the person asking the question. \n\nOr they already know what they want to say.\n\nSometimes I think they're avoiding the question altogether.
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Why are people always looking for answers to unanswered questions?
99421
why are you asking this question?
265747
NO they don't.  Some ask for the sake of asking. Some ask but don't know how to phrase the question intelligently. Some ask to just goad other people into a reaction.
671005
because they think its funny, im sure youll get some of those on this question. they just want an easy 2 points, it shows a little something about their personality, like they are lazy, and dont want to take the time to use some of their brainpower.
668744
I'm not sure that's true. There seems to be a lot of response to provocative questions. Religion, immigration, racism are hot topics. There is a lot of response to kids in trouble -- pregnant 15-year-olds, depressed 14-year-olds etc. Pregnancy and child care questions often elicit a significant response. Easy homework questions get lots of responses, because people like to show off how smart they are. Some questions attract the jokesters. Really technical or specific questions may get few answers because only a few people may know how to replace a carburetor or how much manufactured homes cost in California. Then there's just the random factor of timing -- who's there when a question comes up. There's an interesting ebb and flow in the kinds of questions. Homework questions, for example, tend to increase as the night goes on. I'm surprised at how many come up after midnight! It is interesting to watch the trends as you stay on Answers over a period of weeks or months. Certain questions occur quite often. How can there possibly be so many kids who have no clue who Leonardo DaVinci is. Incredible. Anyway, I find Answers a fascinating place to hang around.
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It is probably different for each individual.  Some may just be ignorant, and you really can t blame them, for asking questions is the first step to enlightenment.  Some may just want attention and some might just be bored.
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its confusing \npls ask clearly