What is a stupid question?
Any question you already know the answer to and are only asking to validate your suspicion(s) of lying, infidelity, or anything else along those lines. These kinds of questions are commonly found in relationships or in the workplace.A question you won't like the honest answer (am I fat, am I satisfying as a sexual partner, do I fulfill your needs, etc.). You'll occasionally run across someone who will not spare your feelings and give the honest answer.A stupid question is one where both parties (the one asking and the one answering) will not gain any valuable insight. To further this, that means the one answering the question doesn't know the answer and neither party takes the time to research an answer. Unanswered questions can have their feelings hurt also.A rhetorical question can be a stupid question if it doesn't continue a meaningful conversation.Any question that can be misconstrued as racist/sexist (including generalized questions that refer to an entire race/gender as a whole), or discriminating in any way.Incomplete questions that are vague or don't have enough description to warrant a concise answer. There are plenty of questions on Quora that fall into this category.I'm sure that this is a short list but I feel that it encompasses most types of stupid questions.
Is there such a thing as a stupid or a dumb question?
Sure there are. Just look at these:What star sign is most compatible with Leo?Why are Scorpios generally seen as evil?Am I the only one who DOESN'T hate Phantom Menace?Can the Moslem Allah ever become the President of the United States?Why do people like dogs?Why do people believe Darwin?Why do people eat pigs? Don't they find it disgusting? Muslims never eat pork. In fact, they consider pigs to be disgusting, and don't even touch pigs, and neither do a majority of Indians.Are two virgos compatible?What are basic traits of people born on No 8 in numerology?Why do the police take your details?Does the fact that there were survivors refute the holocaust?Who made sexual intercourse with Adele?Why did the world wars take place?I can go on for a pretty long time, but the point being here that there are many questions, of which the questions here on this website are but a subset, that are just plain stupid.Consider this one for example: ‘Why do people eat pigs?’ - you’re extremely narrow-minded if you can’t even comprehend the idea of people wanting to eat pigs. It doesn’t take much imagination to come up with a reason within 10 seconds why people want to eat pig. It’s a stupid question. Not knowing the answer doesn’t make it a good question - that’s wishful illogical thinking, even if you’re in a culture that frowns upon eating pigs.Yes, there are stupid and dumb questions. But they are a product of inexcusable ignorance.
Hi, stupid question, okay?
Yes there are, they are called stalkers.
Stupid Question About What 2 Pages Mean?
It says a "short 2-3 page paper". Does that mean at least 2 full pages or can I leave it with 1 full page and the 2nd page having a paragraph on it? I don't know what else to write.
Why do people ask stupid questions?
Hi,Thank you Quora for this opportunity…thank you for the question…Many perspectives to it some of them are…There are nothing called as stupid questions…there exists only questions…you should not devalue a person’s morale by talking or thinking or accepting it as a silly question…you should just accept the question if you know the answer else ask the person to excuse you politely as you don’t know the answer…Not be ashamed of saying you don’t know something…Not one person knows everything…share everything you have…Not every person thinks same…Not every person has same perspectives….Not every person has exposed to same kind of problem / situation…..Keep sharing keep answering… :pJust my perspective…don’t be offended…acceptance or ignorance is your choice…Thank you…
My brother asks really stupid questions?
My older brother is one of those people who asks a million questions a day. & they aren't really questions, they're just rethorical statements that you HAVE to response to.. I guess the best example is like today I gave my sister a digital camera and he comes up and goes "is that a digital camera?" (While I was in the middle of talking to my sister) then he said it again but louder with an irritated tone in his voice. & I literally have to stop my conversation say yes it's a ******* digital camera just so he won't get mad. Even though he can clearly see it's a digital camera. Or say if I'm sitting and eating a sandwich he'll come in and say "are you eating a sandwich?" and I have to say yes I'm eating a sandwich. Even though again he can clearly see that I'm eating a sandwich...If I just nod my head or don't answer he'll get mad and say I'm acting like a *****.. Anyway I know everyone does that every once in a while but he does it ALL the time and it gets annoying when you're bombarded with dumb questions all day everyday. I don't know what to say to get him to understand that his dumb questions annoy me without his feelings getting hurt or it turning into an arguement.. Am I being a ***** ? What do you think ?
Why do people ask stupid questions on yahoo?
Because they can.
How do I stop myself from asking stupid questions to stupid people who manage to answer them stupidly?
P.S. If you want to ask stupid questions for creating humor or irritate someone then this is not the answer. If you have asked this question genuinely, then read ahead.There is nothing called stupid questions. Your question might appear to be stupid to someone because you are not well-informed about the answer, while the person whom you asked the question might/might not be well versed on that particular topic and he may see it as stupid. Most often people who answer stupidly has no idea of the topic or is irritated/angry over some other matter and gets infuriated when someone asks him something which he perceives to be stupid.Let me for example ask the question; Why are mobile phones called cell-phones?For people who does not know the answer to this question may think it as a stupid question. Some people will also brush you aside and ask you what will you gain by knowing the answer to this question, although it is a very interesting question and there is proper answer for this question. All through the ages, people who have questioned were looked down upon initially, sometimes they were even punished. Remember Galileo, when he asked the question, why every thing on earth falls to the ground?, people might have thought he had gone nuts. He was even forced to ask for church's forgiveness by kneeling down in front of a huge crowd, when he told that the earth goes round the sun and not what the church believed. Similar was the problem with the person who asked, Why blood is red? As you see, all questions/answers/information/skills are not acknowledged by all people uniformly. While you will get a snide remark from someone, you may get an enlightening answer from someone else.Having said all that, there are certain ways of asking questions. Learn the art by following some good questions. Before asking the question get some background knowledge about the probable answer. With google it ain't that difficult. Try to get some information about the question and explain the question in details. Be objective as to what exactly you want to know about and if you are asking question to people in the real world, understand that not everyone will answer your queries as you expected. So, identify the right person to ask the question.P.S 2 : If you have asked this question to create followers and earn credits, then this is actually a stupid question. Otherwise not.