The ancient question is not about the remote physical causes that may have made existence possible; it is a purpose-question; it is teleological. The phrase, for example ‘the mind of God’, too, could scarcely cover a mere account of causes. It cannot avoid referring to purpose. Incidentally, the word God, which often springs out of the mouths badly needs explaining. It is notoriously a most obscure and ambiguous word, yet it gets no discussion and no respect and does not figure in the limnal. It is treated as unproblematic when, it is the most. it is known that many people— anthropologists, historians of thought, philosophers, theologians—have already done a lot of useful work on the matter and could have saved some unnecessary confusion. God is bullshit. Believe in god! I have a bridge you can buy! Cheap!