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Old 06-06-2007, 12:39 AM   #44 (permalink)
AidanMatthews216
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Originally Posted by Matthew Shea View Post
No. They all explain "how." "Why" involves detaching ourselves from our scientific understanding and coming to a judgement of the nature of that which we now understand the workings of.
When you understand what something is, how it came about, how it works, how it can be useful, what is there left to understand? If you mean an understand of the ultimate purpose or meaning of something, apart from any human value, well then... there is none! The "why" of a physical object can't be understood the same way as the "why" of a human action.
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