The answer to the most fundamental of questions, “why”, may be very enlightening concerning a person’s fundamental cognitive programming. Among the diverse potential responses, two are very brief, precise and telling. They are “why not” and “because. Seemingly similar, they are introspectively very different, one is passive, “why not”, shifting the burden of response and leaving all possibilities open, and the other is active and aggressive, “because”, an exclamation point implied, shutting off debate.
On the Nature of Responses to the Question “Why”?
On the Nature of Responses to the Question…
On the Nature of Responses to the Question “Why”?
The answer to the most fundamental of questions, “why”, may be very enlightening concerning a person’s fundamental cognitive programming. Among the diverse potential responses, two are very brief, precise and telling. They are “why not” and “because. Seemingly similar, they are introspectively very different, one is passive, “why not”, shifting the burden of response and leaving all possibilities open, and the other is active and aggressive, “because”, an exclamation point implied, shutting off debate.