Why do we carry on? Options

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Why do we carry on? We are stupid? We are automata?

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I saw a tiny fly on the window today. So vital and obviously with its survival instinct. Let me state that that I am no entomologist, but I do have a thing about flies - they are SO functional. It reminded me of a couple of weeks ago when my wife and I were sitting out having supper. A tiny insect, almost invisible to my ancient eyes, walked across the table. And I was engrossed in its dynamic traverse across the table - such an intent (licence) to survive! The wine helped, but I extolled its virtues and expressed the beauty of nature and lifeforms. Then, guess what?! An even smaller insect followed the path of the first. To say that I was blown away would be an understatement! I'm a biologist. I've seen this before. But I think what I was doing now, was to appreciate that so few neurons can exhibit so much lifeforce! Yet what are we; not much more. What do we do that is not directed toward survival? Individually or species-wide?

We are just expending time, filling it with activities, until our role as purveyors of the genes, or helpers of the genes of our species, has to end, to enable fresh genes or combinations of genes to take our place, to change the chances for species survival - to roll the dice again. We are but vehicles for gene dice rolling. What's the problem with that? Nothing. But don't let's get bogged down in reasoning. That's just another delusion, like religion. Let's keep it simple. We are meat, pure and simple. The consciousness bit (yes BIT) is a diversion and nothing more.