(November 23, 2018 at 1:27 pm)tackattack Wrote: Biologically, which is better or more the goal of a species:
quality of life OR life for life's sake?
new topic for me because I saw some flamers oon another site up in arms about it. Thoughts? I really haven't had time to cogitate yet.
The goal of all life is reproduction. But in scope of a 4 billion year old planet which has had 5 mass extinction events, and in the scope of a 13.8 billion year old universe, life is irrelevant.
Quality of life matters to humans but we all vary on what that word means. Some humans while not wanting to starve to death, also don't feel the need to have 3 mansions and a private jet. I've met plenty of miserable rich people.
For humans resources matter and we have a tendency to be less likely to rock the boat when we have resources. But not all of us feel the need to be billionaires. But most people want a safe home, love, and good health.
