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> ...further explaining why anything at all exists today, since matter and antimatter in equal portions would have mutually annihilated. Shouldn't this read 'h
by badrabbit 7y ago
> ...further explaining why anything at all exists today, since matter and antimatter in equal portions would have mutually annihilated.
Shouldn't this read 'how' instead of why? I am far from an academic so please enlighten me. I presume 'why' to question reason and 'how' to explain means.
- aspenmayer 7y agoI agree. “Why” implies or presupposes such reason or reasons exists. “How” is more about context, explicability, understanding, justification, verification, and proofs. That’s just my reasoning anyway. It’s a matter of the “why’s” of ontology versus the “how’s” of deontology.