why do people answer questions by saying this is a stupid question?
951848
what a stupid question. ha ha
81932
There are no stupid people,just people that are smarter than others. I hope you don't go around calling people stupid. Because there are people that are smarter than you, and you wouldn't want them calling you stupid!
25162
Either to make themselves feel better about their own pathetic existence or because someone asks a truly ignorant question. ;)
379746
there is no such thing as stupid questions, just stupid people.  please don't take any offence to that.
1086075
cause some people are stupid and thing that its cute and really dont care about answering your questions
1061891
Some people ask questions to try to prove they can set a question that people will find difficult to answer.\nSome people ask questions that they think they know the answer to anyway, to try to convince other people to think their way.\nIt seems a waste of time and points to me, either way.
58279
it allows you to ask stupid questions.
43467
Some people are overly intelligent, some are not.\nSome people seriously need an answer, then some people have a craving to see if they can get an other answer with a stupid question like yours.
545268
Some people just wan tthe 2pts and others scale their answers to match the stupidity of the questions (and there really are stupid questions).\n\nI try to answer questions with accurate, complete and hopefully helpful answers if they are in my fields of study. \n\nBut sometimes I am in there with the 'matching stupidity' approach.
677634
Good questions require thought and knowledge.  Some people are looking for an easy two points and thusly will answer the "stupidest" questions.
162450
Sometimes it is because they really want to know how others can respond to it.  A lot of questions are loaded, but that is because sometimes people have so much that they think on a subject, and that is reflected in their question.  \n\nSometimes someone does it to try to prove a point.  Sometimes it is a rhetorical question meant to bring up a point of weakness in a faith.\n\nThe answerers can shed light on the topic however to all who would read the question.  Perhaps the one asking will not listen to an objective answer, but other readers might.\n\nI think that most questions asked in this forum are sincere, and people are really seeking answers, or seeking to know how other people may answer the same question.
363130
Probably because there are some ignorant people out there.  There are some people who genuinely come to "Y Answers", looking for serious answers.  While others view it as an opportunity to ask irrelevant or sometimes disgusting questions.  Therefore, when you have a good number of people being silly and derogatory in their questions, you'll get silly and derogatory responses, and at times those people will spill over onto questions that are quite sincere.  I'm not trying to excuse anyone's behavior. I'm just thinking maybe that's the reason why so many people act so immature on here.  I must admit, though, that it doesn't bother me as much anymore because there are 10 responsible, fun and respectful people for every one of those ignorant ones.
747690
well if you just answered some of the stupidest crap. then what does that make you?? more stupid than the question asker??
1157822
When they answer questions like me!!!\n\nI think being stupid is just an expresion that is used for any person that at the moment didnt take any time to think of the question he made or of the answer.\nOr it could also be a person that lacks the capacity to intelegently evualuate situations because of his childhood or because of some hard punch to his head.
450562
this question is dumb
1162354
because there are those who feel that by answering a question with a smart rude remark that they will prove some point. Normally they are trying to show off in front of other's and cannot gain attention so they use this format where they can be heard and not ignored as they normally are in public.
348787
Usually for two reasons: they don't want to share the answer, or they don't know the answer.\n\nThe first reason is because they either want to keep the advantage of knowing the answer, or they want to preserve their privacy if it is a personal question.\n\nThe second reason is because they believe that they should know the answer.  They feel that not knowing means they are stupid, when in fact it is simply something they just didn't know yet.\n\nThere is a third reason.  They have been answering questions all day, and now they want a break.