Philosophy of Mankind?

Most recent answer: 11/18/2010

Q:
Why hunans are exist...or for what mandkind is standing for..?? Only for staying alive for billions of years..?? Plz give scientific clarification if possible
- Kelvin sudani (age 19)
Rajkot,gujarat,india
A:
This one is mostly way beyond us. One part, taken literally, may have a bit of a scientific answer.

What do we stand for? If (I don't think this was your intent) you mean actually stand up, a fairly unusual human behavior, there are various ideas about why. One is that by freeing up two limbs (arms) it allows long-distance carrying of meat, tools, etc. There are other ideas too, but at least it's the sort of question science can address.

The part about billions of years sounds quite optimistic. Our species in recognizable modern form has been around less than 200,000 years. It's anybody's guess how long we or some descendants might last.

Mike W.


(published on 11/18/2010)

Follow-Up #1: wrong site

Q:
Basically my question is why god(if we except in exitance of god) creat humans....?? Mean for what( function of our existance)...
- Kelvin
A:
You're asking a couple of old physicists from Missouri about the purpose of existence? We'll pass on that.

Mike W.

(published on 11/21/2010)