I heard a quote the other day which I cannot attribute but I will use on that basis. "We are living a mystery. We are not here to solve the mystery."
It seems to me the creation story is for the time being quite clear. It began with a big bang and the evolutionary processes brought us to where we are and continue to influence the cosmos.
Any question as to "why" is simply beyond our ability to answer. We might take a guess or a million guesses but for sure we will not be able to answer at this point. Though some people would say "to worship God" but I do not believe that God is so egotistical as to need or want that.
Of course one's concept of God would influence their thinking on that.
Shalom
Ted
