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throwawaybbb | 6 years ago

To quote Feynman: explaining how something happens makes the why irrelevant.

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monadic2|6 years ago

Feynman did not deal with humans. Knowing that Lincoln was killed with a bullet does not lessen the value of why he was killed.

Merrill|6 years ago

The how can often be determined. The why is often conjecture after the fact. History is written by the victors.