Why do we learn about things?

Computoid: Me and My Curiosities

In my past years of education, experience, and practically figuring out a whole lot about things around me, I have always been asking myself, “Why do I need to know this?” or “Why didn’t I know this earlier?”. Yes, humans are curious creatures. They thrive, adapt and learn to interact with objects around them; At first, by trial and error, and later, they develop better intelligence and are able to correctly predict about events ahead of time. By evolution, humans have practiced techniques of strategy and complex maneuvers to achieve their goals quickly and efficiently for tons of generations in the past. Despite these capabilities, it is required for our species to go through uncountable flaws, accidents, and most possibly, death.

It is mostly appropriate and natural for humans and animals to be able to adjust themselves to the surroundings to the best they possibly could. We do learn about things by observing the world around us. We do so to solve the universal puzzle of the “Why” and explain about its perplexing foundation. By observing and interacting in every way plausible, we could also keep track and organize our collected data to support our ideas and prove these facts to the world.

For we have answered millions of questions as of today, it might be only the beginning of our intelligent species to unravel the mysteries of the universe we live in.