2006-08-15 07:47:26 · 32 answers · asked by Beth 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Because.
2006-08-15 07:51:31 · answer #1 · answered by Joe B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Short Answer is: "Why not?"
The Slightly Less Short Answer is: If you ask "Why" long enough and often enough you will at some point get to the "Something Versus Nothing" question, or "Why *do* things exist?", and that is one of those questions that doesn't lend itself to an answer unless you consult an Anthropomorphic theory, a Religion, or some other Just So Tale. Honestly. Flip a coin, and ask why the thing almost never lands *on its edge* and you will get a hint. The Probability of Stuff Existing is One because well, you exist in some fashion to ask the question...Descartes and his "Cogito Ergo Sum"--I think, therefore I am--is as complete a logical answer as you can find for the question...so far. ;)
The Potentially Longest Answer of ALL, In Brief: Chaos Theory. Simply put, the universe *does* have an order to it, there is a rhyme and reason to it, but it is VERY complicated. And VERY hair trigger too.
Meaning you have LOTS of rules and LOTS of sensitivity to tiny changes early on. Think of the Butterfly Effect here: a butterfly flaps its wings in the Amazon rain forest and several months later, that *tiny* air disturbance ends up being the reason why we have hurricanes going to Mexico instead of the Southern United States.
The good news is, *most* of the time, the really small and the really big changes cancel each other out like algebra: this is why there are so MANY rules.
Bad news is, the system is still so hair trigger and complicated that you can't really predict, with any reliability, when seeing a penny, and picking it up, does nothing and when it actually *does* end up giving you a whole day's worth of good luck. :) So to speak.
So yeah. While it isn't all random and pure luck, on a local, human-level scale, it sure seems that way. Sorry this doesn't help. :)
2006-08-15 08:07:22 · answer #2 · answered by Bradley P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have any idea how many people have asked this question?
The answer you seek is inside yourself.
You asked Why out of boredom, curiosity, and chance.
Well, that's why. Why? Because of boredom, curiosity, and chance.
In the future, please do follow "Why" with an actual question.
The word why is not meant to be used alone in the English language unless it is in an elliptical question.
2006-08-15 07:59:18 · answer #3 · answered by oneclassicmaiden 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is meant to be tough
2006-08-15 07:51:21 · answer #4 · answered by Eternity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Correct Answer Is Why Not?
2006-08-15 07:52:41 · answer #5 · answered by Lilel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because everything happens with a reason and we are supposed to learn from it.
2006-08-15 08:59:15 · answer #6 · answered by bird K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Why" is a question that belongs to a series of five, one-word questions. They are: Who, What, Where, Why and When.
2006-08-15 11:20:16 · answer #7 · answered by Tweek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not? When? Who? What? Where? How? You have all the elements of a newspaper story. You tell people what you are going to tell them. You tell them you are telling them. You tell them you told them.
2006-08-15 07:58:51 · answer #8 · answered by Lance U 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I said so!
2006-08-15 07:52:38 · answer #9 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because "y" is a crooked letter that can never be straightened out.
2006-08-15 07:53:42 · answer #10 · answered by Raymond 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋