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In general, because it might give you insight into the nature of X.
I agree that the initial question in this case is ill-formed, but I don't think your final sentence has any bearing on why it is ill-formed. It only seems like it does because the initial question is ill-formed.
Yes, precisely! Mumon suggests that the monk wasn't asking the question for that purpose. The monk's mistake wasn't an honest one in that sense.