Why does Lorentz force have that particular direction?

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Why does Lorentz force have that particular direction? Why is it perpendicular to the magnetic intesity and the current? Is it cause of some photons' reactions?
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Because that's the direction things move in nature, so of course we select equations for our theories that reproduce that behavior.
 
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