Inspired by this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zORUUqJd81M
The very question of Why, if made distinct from How, contains within it the assumption of agency on the part of the explanation. So the question itself is malformed because it presupposes reason on potentially unreasoning substance. So to ask "Why does the universe exist?" is to ask "Who made the universe exist?" where Who stands in for whatever substance with agency acted to make the universe exist. This lays bear the assumption.
This is why naturalistic explanations for the question do not satisfy, they don't include this Who…
The very question of Why, if made distinct from How, contains within it the assumption of agency on the part of the explanation. So the question itself is malformed because it presupposes reason on potentially unreasoning substance. So to ask "Why does the universe exist?" is to ask "Who made the universe exist?" where Who stands in for whatever substance with agency acted to make the universe exist. This lays bear the assumption.
This is why naturalistic explanations for the question do not satisfy, they don't include this Who…
