Roho comments on Righting a Wrong Question - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Roho 06 June 2014 08:06:57AM 1 point [-]

"Why does reality exist?"

I think the problem with this question is the use of the word "why."

Yes, I think with the question "Why does anything exist at all?", the technique would not go "Why do I think anything exists at all?", but rather: "Why do I think there is a reason for anything to exist at all?"