By Futurist Thomas Frey
The Question Children Ask That Scientists Can’t Answer
Every parent has experienced this moment:
“Why is the sky blue?”
“Because air molecules scatter blue light more than other colors.”
“Why do they scatter blue light?”
“Because of the size of the molecules compared to the wavelength of light.”
“Why are the molecules that size?”
“Because of the atomic structure of nitrogen and oxygen.”
“Why do atoms have that structure?”
“Because of quantum mechanics and electromagnetic forces.”
“Why does quantum mechanics work that way?”
“Because… that’s just how the universe is.”
“But why?”
At some point, every chain of “why” questions hits a wall. Scientists describe how the universe works, but they can’t explain why it works that way instead of some other way.
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