People Need A "Why?"

I'm in love with this video:



Watching his other videos, it's obvious that he's critical of civilization a la John Zerzan and a bit obsessed with Daniel Quinn, though in this video he brings up a discussion-worthy philosophical issue. In real life, we're always asking "what do I do?" or "how do I do it?" but we rarely seem to ask "why do I do it?". Such a way of thinking gives a new perspective. And remember this rant from a few months ago? I'd argue that an emphasis on the "why?" in life may be a nice little antidote to social conditioning.

Out of curiosity - and since I'm interested in anthropology - I'd like to see if there's any cultures which seriously emphasize the "why?" in their philosophy/religion. In philosophy we ask things like, "what exists?" or "what is knowledge?" but rarely "why does this exist?" or "why knowledge?".

Next time you're pondering the meaning of life, or the perfect society, or what you want to be doing 20 years down the road, or when someone tries to convince you to get behind something or do something, ask "why?". See what happens.