For most people, the central questions of existence ultimately come down to transcendental ones: Why is there a universe at all? Why are we here? Whatever presumptions one might bring to the question "Why?, " if we understand the "how" better, "why" will come into sharper focus.

Lawrence M. Krauss
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In the article “Why?”, physicist Lawrence Krauss ponders the question of why there is a universe at all. After all, Krauss notes that if the universe doesn’t have a purpose, it would be a pretty pointless thing. If you ask a person why they exist, they might say something along the lines of “I was created so I could have a purpose to live for.” However, the person might not even know what their purpose is or what their purpose should be. Even so, they would still have to exist as there must be a reason for them to exist.

In order for them to be able to say that they have a purpose, they have to have been created by someone with a purpose. In other words, if there were no one who created them then they wouldn’t even know why they needed to exist and what their purpose was supposed to be. However, if you think about it like this: no one created us and we don’t know why we exist.

If we don't know why we exist and we don't even know who we are this brings us back to the question: "Why?"

Source: The Greatest Story Ever Toldso Far: Why Are We Here?

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