Why do people answer questions they don't know the answer to?

Answer 1

There are a few mane reasons.

1. They are an idiot

2. They dont relize how annoy it is and that people will hate them when they answer saying something like "you cant".

3. They are complaning that nobody will answer the question.

Answer 2

There are two main reasons that are generally exclusive:

(1) They are idiots or jerks and they think it's funny.
(2) They genuinely think they know the answer and just happen to be wrong.

Answer 3

Well, from the first day of First Grade, everyone begins to "use other people's knowledge". However, rather than it remaining others' knowledge, it begins to be learnt and incorporated into each child's brain. By the time kids enter high school, they should have learned critical thinking so that they can properly assess what "other people" say and write and judge whether the points or arguments are valid.

But, facts cannot be judged nor owned. For example, I know what a floor is from experience (standing or sitting on it); if I refer to a space as a floor, someone else can't argue that because it is a fact rather than opinion.

Opinions can be strictly "my own" but much more often "my opinion" is actually a "shared opinion", meaning that more than one person can have an identical thought or feeling about some topic. So, I own my opinion but I also recognize that I share an opinion with others.

Even when a scientist or mathematician or any creative mind "discovers" something "new" in their fields, their "new" idea is most often built upon the intelligence and works of others who are either still alive or who have died. All the great thinkers not only thought of objects and space in new ways, but they also taught others about how they arrived at certain conclusions. Mentors today do the same thing as students as far back as Roman times and before.

The point is, we all learn from *someone* and no one can use your knowledge to answer a question; instead, they likely draw upon years of their own education and learning.

Answer 4

People may feel pressure to respond to questions they don't know the answer to due to a fear of appearing uninformed or incompetent. They may also try to impress others or feel a need to contribute to a conversation.

Answer 5

Sometimes they just want to help. Other times, they think they know. Other times, they want to be funny.

Answer 6

Because they want to feel special.