"I'm just asking the question" is hardly a valid defense against ad-hominem. If you're wondering about it and don't take the effort to research then that's your

"I'm just asking the question" is hardly a valid defense against ad-hominem. If you're wondering about it and don't take the effort to research then that's your problem, not something you should share with the world. If on the other hand you have done the research, but can't be bothered to share the results the question is again why share the question with the world without sharing the answer?