I think I understood logarithms to some extent when I was in college ... 25 years ago ... but even if I still remember how they work, my brain's not getting there tonight.
That is a very Earthling question to ask, Mr. Pilgrim. Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is. Have you ever seen bugs trapped in amber?
Yes.
Well, here we are, Mr. Pilgrim, trapped in the amber of this moment. There is no why.