[joomla199]

Given that we don’t know why electromagnetism exists, this is basically true for many technologies.

[adastra22]

What do you mean? We know quite well how electromagnetism arises from U(1) symmetry in gauge theory. What else is there to know?

[gizajob]

What does U(1) symmetry in gauge theory arise from?

[joomla199]

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[hoppp]

We don't know why the world itself exists so everything is magic

[lo_zamoyski]

Speak for yourself. That "we" is presumptuous.

The cause of the universe must itself be uncaused, or else it is only an intermediate cause that must itself refer ultimately to an uncaused cause. An infinite regress is impossible with respect to existence. Unlike causes per accidens which can in principle be infinite in length, a cause `per se` cannot; without a terminus, there would be nowhere from which the latter causes would derive their force, so to speak, like an arm pushing a stick that is pushing a rock that is pushing a leaf. Meaning, the cause is not some distant one in time, but one always acting; otherwise, everything would vanish. The only cause that could have this property is self-subsisting being.

From there, you can know quite a bit about what else must be true of self-subsisting being.

[KumaBear]

There doesn’t need to be a why the world exists. It does that’s all there is to know. There doesn’t have to be purpose just an explanation of how not why

[wartywhoa23]

This is true, and the fact that humans mostly become blind to this magic past the age of 5 is one of the reasons we live in such a dismal world.

[lurk2]

This but unironically.