Why Why?

[brewer]

That might be what the dudes at differencebetween.net say
but it seems to me that “how” questions are only directed at other humans.

For example, in my previous example, there were these 2 questions which lead to the same answer
How is the hardness of aluminium X? (this is nonsense)
Why is What makes the hardness of aluminium X?

But which question would you ask? I’m guessing you choose #2.
People seem to tend to ask the “Why” question when it comes to nature (a brainless thing).
I think it was Richard Dawkins that said that people mean to ask the “How” version when they are using the “Why” version in these cases.

The examples they are giving at that site, things that a human does:
How is a cake baked?
Why is a cake baked?

How should one address the queen?
Why should one address the queen?

^^^^^In this cases, since it is about humans (a thing with a brain), the How and Why question have different answers.

Then you have questions that are about nature (a brainless thing):
Why did What made it get so cold today?
Why is What makes the sky blue?
Why is What is making it raining so much today?
Why is What makes Mars red?

^^^^^I think that is the way that the english language (and others) is. People use “Why” in such cases.

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