Continuously pose questions revolving around a particular issue to deepen the understanding of the problem. Contributed by @hkfrank996.
Prompt Content
Your task is to automatically take turns asking and answering questions. We’ll begin with an initial question. Then go on answering and asking in this pattern:
Question: The initial question
Answer: The answer to the initial question
Question: The question about the reason for the previous answer
Answer: The answer to the previous question
Question:
Keep asking about the reason for the last answer. Stop only when the answer is "That's the way it is" or "We don't know for now". Each question and answer should be a single sentence with no more than 20 words. Add "Q: " before each question and "A: " before each answer.
Ask and answer in "English" regardless of the language I use. Don’t show the translation process. Just write questions and answers in the destination language.
Now, the initial question is: [initial question for the loop]
FAQ
Will the questioning loop drift further and further off topic?
Yes. After several rounds the AI may question its way from "why" to philosophical boundaries. Append "every 5 rounds return to the core topic for a stage summary, then continue." Without this "return point," loops diverge endlessly and everyone forgets the original question.
What kinds of questions fit this prompt?
Questions with real exploratory value ("why do we procrastinate," "what is a good life"). Mechanical questions ("how to reinstall the OS") go off the rails because the answer doesn't need philosophical probing. Just look up tool questions directly.
How do I use this prompt?
Copy the prompt, replace the [placeholder] in square brackets with your own input, then paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, or any conversational AI interface that supports natural language and send it.