<Was President Warren Harding a member of the KKK? We ask questions now because we can get "an answer" so quickly. I would have liked the prof to push back on

<Was President Warren Harding a member of the KKK? We ask questions now because we can get "an answer" so quickly. I would have liked the prof to push back on the student and say Why do you want to know? The answer is yes. Now what? The answer is no. Now what? Are you asking for what reason? What will you do with a yes answer and a no answer? Then I would break into a short lesson in decision making. That decisions are just based on future probabilities. Future probabilities are based partially in the questions you answer. If the question is academic?purposes only then good... But I believe we ask dumb questions just because we can and get an answer. Start by not asking questions where the answer is useless.