Isn't that a waste of time?
2007-02-17 11:31:43 · 30 answers · asked by Gabo 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes.
but you knew that, didn't you?
:)
2007-02-17 11:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by Sofia Aleka 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
People ask rhetorical questions to confirm whether or not the individuals around them are thinking the same way they do. Asking rhetorical questions is better then assuming though, so no it's not a complete waste of time but quite annoying.
2007-02-17 20:14:52 · answer #2 · answered by finley036 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people ask as a way of generationg discussions, getting people to think, looking for and or sharing new ideas, view points or opinions.
Learning and understanding others, sharing ideas is never a waste of time.
As long as we question we grow.
2007-02-17 19:35:16 · answer #3 · answered by nowment 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because this is Yahoo Answers. The only way that they can make a statement without getting their account deleted is to phrase it as a question. Of course, some then answer their own question, believing that they're technically staying within the rules of YA.
2007-02-17 20:12:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anthony Stark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not a waste if you wish to know someone else's answer. Because you know your own answer does not mean it is the correct answer.
Who knows, a mind could be changed for the good.
2007-02-17 19:35:37 · answer #5 · answered by nemesis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To gain a consensus of how others relate to the question. Everyone wants to be part of the majority and in order to know this for sure, one must query others to see if their opinion judged by others is the same.
2007-02-17 19:40:53 · answer #6 · answered by MoPleasure4U 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ask questions that I already know the answer to so I can educate others on this forum.
2007-02-17 19:44:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily.
Some people ask questions - being aware of the answer - simply because they want to know that others agree with them, or that they know the same things.
2007-02-17 19:35:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In this section, there's a lot of drive-by proselytizing.
They get to feel like they're fulfilling their Christians duties of 'bringing souls to Christ' and being persecuted and hated. It's win win win for them.
Other people's opinions are irrelevant in that.
2007-02-17 19:40:15 · answer #9 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people want verification to the answer that they think or have learned to be true to them. They want to know if anyone else has come to the same conclusion.
2007-02-17 19:37:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
>>Why people ask when they already know the answer?<<
Because Yahoo closed the discussion boards.
2007-02-17 19:35:33 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋