Why is life programmed to survive?

[Thumpalumpacus]

Actions don't bespeak either intention or subjective states, no more than complexity of structure is evidence of design.

Which is where it all get's amusing..because that's -precisely- how we determine intent and subjective states in human beings.

Not always. An eloquent person can lay out their train of thought relating to intention and make it quite clear even to a total stranger, even as they explain their own actions.

"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions" is a proverb for a reason.