When obtaining knowledge Why or What is important?

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such a convincing and compelling argument.

Mall Security is notoriously great at making compelling arguments on MMO-C. Lol... look at his threads D:

[breadisfunny]

Mall Security is notoriously great at making compelling arguments on MMO-C. Lol... look at his threads D:

i dont know that "nope untrue" statement has so much depth and complexity....i mean just think of all the angles it tackles...all the possible complications and what not. it's so intricate in it's simplicity. ITS BRILLIANT!

[belfpala]

I go the full gamut. I need to know who what where when why and how.

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I go the full gamut. I need to know who what where when why and how.

Agreed, /thread.

[mickybrighteyes]

Yeah, it's true. You can't even start to question "why" without knowing "what" it is you're questioning. "Why" just expands your understanding of the "what". It goes both ways, why to the what and what to the why.

I would think "why" is the first thing that comes up upon realizing your need to learn more. The why then lets you start on what path you then take.

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I would think "why" is the first thing that comes up upon realizing your need to learn more. The why then lets you start on what path you then take.

Oh my gosh people how can you not understand this. WHAT are you trying to learn more about? You need a basic even minuscule understanding of "what" to ask the question "why".

[Doctor Amadeus]

such a convincing and compelling argument.

It's a gift, the guy is obviously fucking wrong, and if he doesn't know that, it is a good example of what I am talking about, if he understood the WHY, he would know it's not relevant.

[Rabian]

Today one of my students decided that my phone on my desk would be better suited in their pocket. While I am quite curious as to which student actually took it (the "what") I am MUCH more interested in the "why": Was it personal, are they desperate for cash to buy a prom ticket, is it to support a drug habit, does their family need money to make rent, etc etc etc. Once I find out the "why" I can address the underlying symptoms that led to the "what".

[Sylreick]

Who, where, what and when are the ends. Why and how are the means. Ends are the goals, and are important, but they would be meaningless without the means to achieve them, or to solve similar problems that may arise subsequently. How and why are more important, because they may be applied to many more goals in the future. Who, what, where and when are specific to the situation, and will provide limited use.

[Doctor Amadeus]

Oh my gosh people how can you not understand this. WHAT are you trying to learn more about? You need a basic even minuscule understanding of "what" to ask the question "why".

Well you're wrong, you given your answer and opinion, but I am sure as hell not going to educate you as to why you are wrong, see how that works?

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i dont know that "nope untrue" statement has so much depth and complexity....i mean just think of all the angles it tackles...all the possible complications and what not. it's so intricate in it's simplicity. ITS BRILLIANT!

Sometimes you gotta let em go bread, you literally can't save them all.

[spinner981]

just knowing the answer doesn't prove you are knowledgeable. knowing why it's the answer is the basis of knowledge.

Isn't the reason for an answer similarly just the answer to something else?

[Sorrior]

Why if i know WHy then i cnan work better..also maybe try and improve it or say why it;s fucking dumb we do soemthing that way.

That or the simple understanding helps you learn more and expand...I umm am kinda an information whore lol.

[Crissi]

Isn't the reason for an answer similarly just the answer to something else?

I like to think of it as a math problem. I know the basic whats of certain equations, but the why lets me solve more complicated equations that I dont currently have the answer to. Just telling me even more whats doesnt help me to solve stuff that I dont know the what for. A what is only good for stating what is. A why can lead you to all sorts of other whats.

[Jester Joe]

Oh my gosh people how can you not understand this. WHAT are you trying to learn more about? You need a basic even minuscule understanding of "what" to ask the question "why".

What? That wasn't the question though, the question was what is the RIGHT answer, or why is it the RIGHT answer. Not a question of what is it you're trying to learn.

Like I said, apply it to math, it becomes quite simple, it's the why.

[Doctor Amadeus]

Isn't the reason for an answer similarly just the answer to something else?

No it isn't. The why isn't always tied to what. What is infinite, why is pretty finite.

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Who, where, what and when are the ends. Why and how are the means. Ends are the goals, and are important, but they would be meaningless without the means to achieve them, or to solve similar problems that may arise subsequently. How and why are more important, because they may be applied to many more goals in the future. Who, what, where and when are specific to the situation, and will provide limited use.

The means of why/how would be meaningless without the ends of who, what, where, and when. You can't have one without the other, both are equally important.

[mickybrighteyes]

Oh my gosh people how can you not understand this. WHAT are you trying to learn more about? You need a basic even minuscule understanding of "what" to ask the question "why".

But you need a reason to even begin!

You lack knowledge. Why is that a problem? Why are you learning more? Why is more than just expanding upon what you've already learned.

[Doctor Amadeus]

What? That wasn't the question though, the question was what is the RIGHT answer, or why is it the RIGHT answer. Not a question of what is it you're trying to learn.

Like I said, apply it to math, it becomes quite simple, it's the why.

2 + 2 = Bubble gum!

What's wrong with Bubble gum? Because bubble isn't the right fucking answer.

[belfpala]

No it isn't. The why isn't always tied to what. What is infinite, why is pretty finite.

You're backwards. If the what happens to be that the derivative of x^2 is 2x, the why is much larger.

[breadisfunny]

Well you're wrong, you given your answer and opinion, but I am sure as hell not going to educate you as to why you are wrong, see how that works?

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Sometimes you gotta let em go bread, you literally can't save them all.

you do realize i was talking about you right?