Brainteaserfan

PI,

 

Sometimes the why comes out and sometimes it doesn't. Is there a why [math]\pi[/math] is the value it is? Maybe, but that doesn't hamper its usefulness. The why can be an interesting question, but it doesn't ruin or invalidate the physics or math. The why isn't really the answer that physicist are looking for; physics is about making mathematical predictions of what nature will do. If I drop this block weighing 1 kg from the height of my head, what speed will it hit the ground? If a sun has a certain composition of elements, what temperature is its corona? On what date will the next solar eclipse be? Etc.

 

Physics doesn't try to answer the why behind these questions, so the why is often out of scope. It may be that we never find out the why space-time gets warped, but we should still nonetheless be able to make predictions about what effects is has on objects. If the predictions are accurate, that is all it needs to be a success in the eyes of physics.

Yes, if there is no why it can be useful, but remember, people thought everything went around the Earth too, and they predicted many things accurately. IMO, Why's are the most important part