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We humans have purpose on the...

We humans have purpose on the brain…show us almost any object or process, and it is hard for us to resist the “Why question…It is an almost universal delusion…the old temptation comes back with a vengeance when tragedy strikes… “Why oh why, did this cancer/earthquake/hurricane have to strike my child?”.

my River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life, Basic Books, 1996, pp.132-133