This was an answer to my previous question and I can not answer. Why do we feel the need to ask why?
Specifically I am asking why about nature, why does nature behave the way it does, why not how does gravity behave the way it does, why does evolution behave the way it does.
Is it mere curiousity?
2006-10-12 14:33:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's in a our nature. Our ability to reason is what gave us an evolutionary advantage over other species. The need to ask why is literally part of our DNA.
2006-10-12 14:41:10 · answer #1 · answered by Jim L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why did Adam & Eve eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge?
Mere curlousity? We are always seeking but are we ever finding? We are always looking but what have we truly found? And how would we know we found what we were looking for?
Sure these are some silly quetions but sometimes in life we do ask some silly questions. Sad part about asking sometimes silly questions is we think that we a smart for asking them.
Sometimes I wonder if we would have been a lot better if no one had ever touch the tree of knowledge. That might be a question worth pondering.
2006-10-12 21:45:00 · answer #2 · answered by Dead Man Walking 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We feel the need to ask why, because that is our nature, it is the way our brains are wired. Why nature? That is just the way consciousness expresses itself. Beautiful, isnt it. Nature behaves the ways it does because of the physical laws that govern it. Gravity behave the way it does because of gravitons and the bending of space (study Einstiens theory of Relativity). Evolution is a natural state where everything is travelling to become aware of itself
2006-10-12 21:47:45 · answer #3 · answered by sunline 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember when My Neice and Nephew were 2-3years old and they kept asking the question's well Why's that? Or Why? And I think that ever since then people have never gotten that one word question out of our head. People ask because we want to know.
Though I'm too not too fond of the word why, I wish there is another word for why, Why is for now the best people word people will ask for now.
2006-10-12 22:34:09 · answer #4 · answered by jrealitytv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what else is there to do then ask? we talk about stuff to help each other figur stuff out its human nature. everything an most of all religion an god is questioned more then anything ever because its so hard to believe that he is there unless your weak an don't wanna think about just dieing then you KNOW he's there without a doubt. an i leave u with the because.....
2006-10-12 21:38:47 · answer #5 · answered by ReSpEcT 420 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychology 101:
-people find purpose through accomplishing something
-people accomplish things by asking questions
2006-10-12 21:36:25 · answer #6 · answered by Tofu Jesus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question..I have often wondered that myself. For me I am content with the mystery and appreciating what is here.
2006-10-12 21:39:47 · answer #7 · answered by daisy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For some people it is curiosity, but i think that some people just like to ask why just to be annoying!
2006-10-12 21:35:46 · answer #8 · answered by Gilbert 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's in mankinds nature to ask why.
2006-10-12 21:35:41 · answer #9 · answered by dooder 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's what keeps us from boredom
2006-10-12 21:44:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋