Notes on curiosity, superstition, and the freedom to question.
Why and How
“Why” and “How” might be two of the biggest questions in the universe.
They seem related, but the answers they produce can be very different.
How were humans created?
Through evolution? Through God? Through the laws of physics?
Why were humans created?
Because that is simply how the universe works?
Because God wanted companionship?
Even asking the question differently changes the direction of the answer.
We are human beings. We need to be aware of both our powers and our weaknesses. One of those weaknesses is the way we see the world. The way we see the world determines how we ask questions about it — and therefore shapes the answers we find.
Today we are living dangerously close to the world Carl Sagan warned about in The Demon-Haunted World. Even ideas about God evolve over time, but something else is also rising: blocks of thinking built on superstition. Systems that tell people what they should do and what they should never question.
I’m a naturally cheerful person. I make jokes. I put fake eyes on people’s backpacks. I laugh with my whole heart. But lately I see fear in people’s eyes — even about jokes.
Someone once told me:
“You shouldn’t joke about poverty because saying the word poverty too much will attract poverty.”
Superstitions like this spread globally, and I think they could become dangerous in the future.
Because of that, people need to think, read, and write more objectively. Every unanswered question we leave behind today might be answered tomorrow. And our slightly different ways of seeing the world may change how we ask those questions — and therefore change the answers.
I’m not against metaphysics or the idea of God. But if we want certain answers, we need ways to test them. That process is called science.
One day many of the things people believe today will probably be answered through logical thinking rather than pure faith.
That means people should be able to ask questions — even about their own beliefs — comfortably.
Does my God really exist?
If yes, why?
How many people can ask those questions calmly and without guilt?
For me, it took more than five years to ask those questions without feeling guilty.
Faith has always been a closed system in many ways. But today dogma is not limited to religion. A closed, unquestioned way of living seems to be becoming the standard.
Drawing upon Carl Sagan’s concerns, one of the most important goals for our future should be protecting scientific thinking. We should be comfortable questioning everything.
There should be no difference between asking
“How does this oven get hot?”
and asking
“Why would God punish someone eternally after death instead of punishing them when the crime occurs?”
If questioning becomes a normal human habit, we might explore far more than we imagine. Maybe one day we will even understand metaphysical questions and the concept of God itself.
This blog exists because of that curiosity.
I’m just a normal person. I’m not a scientist, and I’m not formally educated in those fields. I probably won’t discover a star or solve a physics equation.
But every day I learn something new. I share ideas with people around me and watch them glow with those sparks. I think freely, write freely, and enjoy questioning everything while having fun.
And I believe that curiosity should be a normal way of living.
We are creatures of habit. If we never smell mountain air, we may never realize that we can run toward it.
Not many people feel comfortable questioning everything around them — or sharing their humble answers publicly.
But when I look at my own life, at how free I feel after letting go of many chains I carried for years, I think comfort is not just something we talk about. It has to be demonstrated.
So this is the first blog post of a normal person who enjoys being curious, searching freely, learning constantly, and publishing thoughts along the way.
Maybe someday it will inspire someone.
Maybe it will make a tiny difference.
And maybe Carl Sagan’s dystopia will remain just a warning — not our future
— Tuna Kutay
Kutay’s Space