6 ms·To quote Feynman: explaining how something happens makes the why irrelevant.by throwawaybbb 7y agoTo quote Feynman: explaining how something happens makes the why irrelevant.Merrill 7y agoThe how can often be determined. The why is often conjecture after the fact. History is written by the victors.monadic2 7y agoFeynman did not deal with humans. Knowing that Lincoln was killed with a bullet does not lessen the value of why he was killed.