In the previous post, we talked about the gap (here). Now, the why function is a gap function that originates from the philosophical nature of consciousness. In the previous post, we also talked about perspectives, where we pointed out that two mutually exclusive perspectives create a gap. We shall see also that the why function is a perspectival function.
The question “Why?” comes up time and time again in human experience. Of course, we use ‘why’ in verbal communication when asking common questions, but there is also an existential dimension to this. Written or spoken language is the final expression of conscious process. Before words can come out from our vocal cords, logical processes have to take place in the brain (or CPU) first, and depending on the depth of such process we are able to make meaning. The existential ‘why’ makes use of a universal perspective P.
Someone experiencing an existential crisis tends to ask deep ‘why’ questions: why do I exist? Why am I here? One continues to ask these questions wildly and in turn they lead to anxiety. The physical process involved here is an ‘explosive’ process, akin to a miniaturized ‘big-bang’ (certain parts of the brain light up). Meaning that at first the gap function that is the why function might not be strong, but as the process continues it becomes more pronounced, it exponentiates.
We write the why function as an integral function below.
Where R denotes the object of curiosity (?): Realiity
P denotes the universal perspective
Exponent ‘n’ denotes depth of perception (P)
UNIVERSALS 