2006-08-13 06:21:55 · 50 answers · asked by nic 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
why
2006-08-13 06:23:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ask any journalist and he or she will tell you: Of all the questions a reporter may ask to get a story, the most important questions always been with "Why?" This is also the question for which answers are not always easily verified. All the other questions (Who, What, When, Where) are concrete facts. "Why" is rarely a concrete thing you can point to. "Why" goes to motivations, personal and otherwise, as to WHY this story had to happen.
WHY is the only question usually worth asking.
2006-08-13 06:30:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people get over this at about 4. A 5 year old has already worked out that he won't get a straight answer from anyone and stops asking.
2006-08-14 07:24:16 · answer #3 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a very common question, infact it's a typical question for nearly every situation you come across. At that moment in your life when you're in a certain situation it makes a lot of sense questioning why even though you know that you're not going to get an answer.
2006-08-13 06:27:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it would be in the pursuit to advance their knowledge, without asking why about things we didnt understand, than we would never learn anything. curiousity and asking questions is why our civilization has advanced in medicine, science and technology as well as many other aspects of our lives. Its in human nature to question things. If we didnt we would be stuck in stupid so to say lol...
2006-08-13 06:29:05 · answer #5 · answered by hearts_bleed_dark 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because we are curious. Humans want to learn so we ask why in hope of finding out something we don't already know.
2006-08-16 22:19:08 · answer #6 · answered by runningviolin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHY is used whenever you wish to know the:
Reason, Purpose or Cause.
Also to learn and expand one's knowledge.
An infant constantly uses WHY because they are virtually filling in the blanks about the world around them.
2006-08-13 22:38:07 · answer #7 · answered by CurlyQ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they want to know the reason behind. Things in life, like answers without explanation, are hard to understand.
2006-08-13 06:24:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beacause we humans like to think we are in control, and if we have a reason, or at least an explanation, for something then we feel that we are in control of that particular thing.
2006-08-13 06:25:40 · answer #9 · answered by daniel m 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't realise that they did - I always did but found that it irritated everyone, so had to give up on it. I research from books instead (and, more lately, the Internet).
2006-08-17 04:18:44 · answer #10 · answered by Silkie1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are asking a question.
2006-08-13 06:23:20 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋