What are we doing here? Survival and Pleasure. That's all there is to it?

We are here for Survival and Pleasure. Is that it? That's all there is to it? For now, keep the "Intelligence" part aside.

Now why would such questions pop up? Why even would it when seemingly that's all there is to it? Is it because of that there is a deviation from those two? Are such questions a mere byproduct of falling behind? That is, Pain that comes from not being able to Survive which in turn also devoids Pleasure?

Apparently, this world with the ages-old "order" of society, what is pre-calculated for every human birth by authorities, government, and what not, is to proceed compyling with the societal design to the very end, which again, is to simply Survive and seek Pleasure "in a way of order". Ancestors done that, Grandparents done that, Parents done that, and then Children are taught to do the same. They label it in several terms, "Life is what you make it", "It is what it is", "Evolution" etc. All the jargon when it is simply Survival and Pleasure. What they call as "Intelligence" seems to be a byproduct of Pain to put it in a way. Things like Language is invented to communicate, why? Because to avoid "Discomfort". Discomfort again falls under the same "Pain" category doesn't it?

So the default state of being is Pain, since the very birth, there are lack of resources of Survival for an individual, be it Physical or Mental. A Pain is Pain. Parents take care of children but that is other matter.

Perhaps Pain the very foundational state of being in this world. Pain only has a place when there is lack of Pleasure, where Pleasure only comes through Survival.

Or rather, is it that we are here for one thing only? Is it Pleasure? Is it just Pleasure that one strive for? Again, physical pleasure ends up being mental pleasure. A pleasure is pleasure.

Now what about the other "emotions"? What place do they have? Greed, Guilt, Ego, Lust and etc. Do they arrive only when there is a severe deviation in Survival and Pleasure? Does an individual who possess all what is needed, has room for all those "other emotions"?

We are maybe at a point of culmination of inventions, perhaps, where all the suffering (Pain) has lead to inventing "Artificial Intelligence", to perform all the things that any individual is deemed to do, since birth. Harvest and Consume (To Survive for Pleasure).

Did most inventions come out of suffering? Which is why they are vulnerable to mass destruction and chaos. Example being weapons, industrial factories polluting the environment to a point there no one can be able to live anymore.

Is this question of mankind in search of God and that why are we here, is also part of suffering? Is Intelligence only limited on how to Survive and how to seek Pleasure?

Posted Feb 26, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC

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