Why?

This question intrigues me. This may seem trivial or dumb to think about, but that's kind of my point. Why do we ask why?

Humans are naturally curious creatures; that's why science came about. People became tired of just believing because the Church said so; many wanted to know and see for themselves. This caused a major clash in Europe between the Church and those who wanted to publish their discoveries.

I used to hate the question why. I always thought that a lot of things should just be accepted and left alone. Then, I discovered the value of this three letter word and question. It provides the motive behind an action, the cause of a heart attack, and other such things. So I learned that the question why can be very useful.

However, as I began to think about everything in terms of why, I found that some things cannot be explained by experimentation or reason alone; now this is obvious, I know, but what this train of thought led to was interesting. This was where I started to deeply think about the questions that can't be answered by logic or reason or science or observation. Questions like, where did we come from, why are we here, is there a God, why do bad things happen to "good" people, and so on, began forming in my mind. Then, I wondered, are there truly universal answers to these questions? For the most part, the best answer I could come up with was no.

My conclusion: FAITH

We believe in the unexplainable, illogical, and unreasonable simply because we all have different ideas and thoughts on such things. Each and every one requires faith to accept and believe.

So why bring this up? Well, perhaps the purpose was to encourage people to think about these things. Do you know why you're here? Do you know why bad things happen to "good" people? Do you believe there is a God? Why do you believe?