isn't that really just another way of saying "crap. i don't know"
example here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgD3qWxCAKZbxJHQHGFrXB3d7BR.?qid=20070710130105AAMAVyd
2007-07-10 09:10:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
damn, i made a typo.
2007-07-10 09:14:12 · update #1
glitterkitty: sometimes, sure. but check the link. i think that guy had a legitimate question, really.
2007-07-10 09:15:39 · update #2
It can be a cop-out... or it can be a legit response.
Given your example, that one is clearly a cop-out.
2007-07-10 09:15:47 · answer #1 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes, sure.
In other cases, I find that somebody has asked a question that would require WAY more time and effort to answer seriously than a Y!A question merits. The fact that the questioner has often made it crystal clear that he will not be swayed by any argument that contradicts his stated or implied opinion on the matter makes answering absolutely pointless. But in those cases, I don't answer at all. I don't think I've ever used the "i would explain that to you but you're mind's already made up" line myself.
2007-07-10 09:13:55 · answer #2 · answered by jonjon418 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly, look interior the mirror, lol! I generally do no longer ask questions however the single question I ever asked (it replaced into approximately Christian family individuals individuals self-discipline, and that i'm against it) I published as a results of fact i wanted Christians to justify this practice while god is meant to be benevolent and robust. of course i did no longer acquire one answer from Christians in connection with that subject count. as quickly as I published the question I knew that no longer something would desire to convince me of the desire of inflicting soreness and injuries. I had my techniques made up already. yet i replaced into curious to study what imprecise solutions i could get.
2016-11-08 22:43:09 · answer #3 · answered by blinebry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not always. There are some questions that are so biased and one-sided that it's obvious the person doesn't really have a question but wants to preach. Those are times when the effort really just isn't worth it. They won't even bothering reading it.
2007-07-10 09:14:52 · answer #4 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's another way of saying, I have been beating my head against the wall for days explaining this to you and people that believe the same way you do, I'm tired. I give up. No matter what I tell you, your response will be "You are wrong".
2007-07-10 09:35:08 · answer #5 · answered by mikalina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it is a cop-out.
But sometimes it is a valid statement of exasperation.
Sometimes people ask such loaded questions with such a snide attitude that it would be excruciatingly painful to have to explain things to such a closed-minded person.
That question seems fair to me.
2007-07-10 09:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by askthepizzaguy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's a way of saying, "Since you have every opinion you own coming from a book of paradoxes and you can't think for yourself, I'm not going to waste my time with explaining logic to you."
Oh wait... that's MY definition. Perhaps not the one of the person in your linked question though.
2007-07-10 09:17:08 · answer #7 · answered by Lily Iris 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well it says he's a theologian, ask him about it. Maybe he has a good answer...
If he doesn't, then you could say that one way of saying "crap. i don't know" is "i would explain that to you but you're mind's already made up"
2007-07-10 09:17:51 · answer #8 · answered by 0110010100 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL< if I don't know, I'll say so.
Sometimes, people ask questions when their mind IS already made up, and they are asking in order to stir the pot and to attack.
2007-07-10 09:16:08 · answer #9 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is what I would think as well. I could tell you but you don't really want to know. . .sounds like a cop out.
2007-07-10 09:13:59 · answer #10 · answered by sparkles9 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋