ULTIMATE QUESTIONS

                    For all we know, there still are mysteries
                    We human beings may not ever solve
                    Despite our scientific theories
                    Or what technologies may yet evolve.

                   Those questions we call Ultimate remain
                   Perplexing to our vain investigations:
                   How the Cosmos came about we can’t explain,
                   And other deep inquiries try our patience.

                  Who and What and Where and When and How
                  We have good methods to investigate,
                  But Why is one our science won’t allow
                  And none of our philosophies will sate,

                      For all their propositions but suppose
                      How this mysterious universe arose.

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