Why?

[NormalDan]

Why?

 

[psychedelicist]

Because it seemed like the right thing to do... at the time.

Perhaps a better question would be WHY NOT?

But then we would be delving so far into cliche questions and answers that my head just might explode.

 

[TeddyKGB]

Seems like everyone had a high school teacher who had a philosophy class in college wherein the final was one question: "Why?" And the two correct answers were "Because" and "Why not?" or something.

 

[NormalDan]

It seems I used to ask "why?" a lot. Usually I would ask God this question. But once I became an atheist, I no longer asked, I was able to figure out the answer myself. Has anyone else noticed this? Do you think it has to do with atheism, or just the fact I grew a little?

 

[psychedelicist]

It seems I used to ask "why?" a lot. Usually I would ask God this question. But once I became an atheist, I no longer asked, I was able to figure out the answer myself. Has anyone else noticed this? Do you think it has to do with atheism, or just the fact I grew a little?

I still find myself asking it from time to time, it bugs me to no end because it just won't go away, even there really is no answer.

 

[TeddyKGB]

I still ask "why?" rhetorically, to no one in particular, like when I'm coaching and one of my players does something indescribably stupid.

 

[lawtonfogle]

Why, why do I do this, and not that, then one must ask why do that instead of this, one could ask why do I even ask why, and even if I give a reason, they will just ask why. Why means you either don't understand, or you don't want to. Their or something we cannot understand, and even why we cannot understand them can not be understood. Now we have a infinite meta-reasoning.

 

[psychedelicist]

Why, why do I do this, and not that, then one must ask why do that instead of this, one could ask why do I even ask why, and even if I give a reason, they will just ask why. Why means you either don't understand, or you don't want to. Their or something we cannot understand, and even why we cannot understand them can not be understood. Now we have a infinite meta-reasoning.

Indeed. It's quite an annoying strange loop paradox. Or would it be a quine? Isuppose it would be able to be put into quine form- '"cannot be understood" cannot be understood.'. Really makes my brain hurt to thing about strange loops.

 

[TeddyKGB]

Indeed. It's quite an annoying strange loop paradox. Or would it be a quine? Isuppose it would be able to be put into quine form- '"cannot be understood" cannot be understood.'. Really makes my brain hurt to thing about strange loops.

Or maybe a Hofstadter? He is a "strange loop" guy, is he not?

 

[PKJ]

You have information on the table in front of you. You analyse, you mix and match, you take a decision. That's why.

 

[DailyBlessings]

Why?

Well, that's the reason we need philosophy, isn't it?

 

[Druweid]

Why?

Sometimes, the quickest, most effective way to spoil a good thing, is to start asking "Why?"

 

[Corey]

Why?

Why not?

 

[Robbie_James_Francis]

Why?

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam-to the greater glory of God. That's why.

 

[elman]

It seems I used to ask "why?" a lot. Usually I would ask God this question. But once I became an atheist, I no longer asked, I was able to figure out the answer myself. Has anyone else noticed this? Do you think it has to do with atheism, or just the fact I grew a little?

What was your answer to why do I exist?

 

[levi501]

What was your answer to why do I exist?

because your parents had sex.

 

[elman]

because your parents had sex.

No that is the reason you were born. It is not why you exist.

 

[levi501]

No that is the reason you were born. It is not why you exist.

so you think you could exist without your parents having sex.

 

[DailyBlessings]

so you think you could exist without your parents having sex.

That's irrelevant to the question of "why" one exists. Theories about reproduction can only address the question of "how" your existence came about.

 

[elman]

so you think you could exist without your parents having sex.

Not what I said.