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When you ask “why?” questions you always get religious/philosophical answers. I cannot tell you why stuff amuses me, all I can tell you is that it amuses me.
by ukj 4y ago
When you ask “why?” questions you always get religious/philosophical answers. I cannot tell you why stuff amuses me, all I can tell you is that it amuses me.
For all we know the awe and profundity comes from the sense of discovery.
But what if the a sense of discovery and a sense of invention feel exactly the same?
- dTal 4y ago>When you ask “why?” questions you always get religious/philosophical answers No, that's silly. Most things have a reason. "Why" is a useful word in English outside of religion and philosophy. You only get to the end of the chain when you hit the limits of theoretical physics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36GT2zI8lVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36GT2zI8lVA > I cannot tell you why stuff amuses me, all I can tell you is that it amuses me. Do not confuse your inability to answer a question with unanswerability.
- ukj 4y agoNobody is saying it isn’t useful. Sometimes it is. Sometimes it isn’t. I am saying that in the realm of theoretical science “why?” produces only meta-theoretical (philosophical/religious) answers that may or may not be relevant to the most pertinent issue at hand: “Why are you asking ‘why’?”. All theories have conceptual dependencies. Necessary mental existents/foundations. Without dependencies (assumptions) the theory doesn’t work. Why is there a Big Bang in cosmology? Why are there elementary particles in QFT? Why is there spacetime in GR? The answer to all three is “pragmatic utility.”. If that isn’t the kind of answer you are looking for… >Do not confuse your inability to answer a question with unanswerability. Similarly, do not confuse unanswerability with your inability to answer questions. That is a good way to waste a lot of time…