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Actually, "how" is "why".

• Eliezer 13y ago
  Speaking as a relatively qualified epistemologist, I nod.
• lutusp 13y ago
  > Actually, "how" is "why". In a scientific context, "how" and "why" are generally regarded as separate questions. Consider the classic case of peppered moth evolution: the "how" is answered by natural selection -- through random genetic variations the moths changed color over time to match their changing environment. The "why" is answered by noting that the camouflaged moths escaped predation by moth-eating species.