Psy-Kosh: “So I’m not sure the “why” question is invalid for existance. Sure seems like a reasonable question. In other words, how is it that you figure that the question of existance is such that “why?” or “how is it that existance came to exist?” or “how is it that anything at all exists?” or any question of that form is invalid?”
I believe that, like all concepts, we get “why” by abstracting away from our experiences in this universe, and that it is therefore this universe that gives the concept it’s meaning. It doesn’t make sense to step outside the universe to compare it to another alternative universe beside it and try an use concepts from our universe in that space. They don’t have any meaning there.
Psy-Kosh: “So I’m not sure the “why” question is invalid for existance. Sure seems like a reasonable question. In other words, how is it that you figure that the question of existance is such that “why?” or “how is it that existance came to exist?” or “how is it that anything at all exists?” or any question of that form is invalid?”
I believe that, like all concepts, we get “why” by abstracting away from our experiences in this universe, and that it is therefore this universe that gives the concept it’s meaning. It doesn’t make sense to step outside the universe to compare it to another alternative universe beside it and try an use concepts from our universe in that space. They don’t have any meaning there.