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Cosmicave essay challenges standard cosmology's explanation for universal expansion

Commenters debate whether science adequately answers 'why' questions

4 Sep 18 7:39 AM · 5d ago · 3 comments · 1 source · development 4 of 4

A thread of discussion emerged about whether physics can and should answer fundamental 'why' questions, with some commenters arguing physics answers only 'what' and 'how,' while others suggest 'why' explanations ultimately reduce to mechanism descriptions.

Commenters debate whether science adequately answers 'why' questions
cosmicave.org

“Yes, i have always hated this about physics. It is the only scientific field that apparently feels no responsibility to explain "why", deciding that "what" is sufficient.”

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the__alchemist Article author/postercosmicave.org author Cosmological theorist

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