Why and How

An extraction from the book, Adeology

From the section: A Few Words

        It should go without saying, but alas: there is a difference in meaning between the words why and how. For example: why we are here, as the human race, is different from how we got here—one is subjectively based on opinion while the other is objectively based on fact. And yet, people confuse these two words, and use them interchangeably, all the time—it could be said, confused deliberately, in some cases.