To what extent should humans care about anything that doesn't involve eating food?

[gausslu]

To what extent should humans care about anything that makes us more than an animal?

Like, if you think about it, in capitalism, all creative ideas and thoughts and innovation are motivated by the need and desire to eat good food.

[kyleelyn199723]

Because we have more emotions in us than feeling hungry.

[g0d_of_GaG]

Well short answer is that we don't really have to. We can just eat and sleep and have sex and technically that would be a fulfilled life. We just have these big brains that sometimes want to do more stuff but most of it is not completely necessary.

[gausslu]

What about "bigger questions" about consciousness, God, and existence? What about religion, fear of death, DMT, drugs, happiness etc.

Also what about mathematics, science, cleverness?

[g0d_of_GaG]

Just to pass the time. None of it is necessary for life. Only a few things are important on top of physical needs which I would say are social needs like family, kinship, sense of belonging etc

[jahaims]

And to attract mates