I'll be honest, I'm really struggling to understand what you're trying to say here.
It sounds like you're saying these are Universal truths, but I certainly don't think they are.
I don't think the goal of civilization is to fight entropy or Foster evolution, or prolong lifespan. I also don't think most people would agree with that.
I also don't think longevity is a singular goal on an individual or civilization level. As a simple thought experiment would you rather live to 50 and absolute happiness and pleasure, or live to 100 in complete misery?
Well, my original point was just that increased longevity and caring for our sick and elderly are, anthropologically speaking, what separated us from the primates and hominids, eh?
In re: the (sole, underlying) purpose of civilization, well, do you believe in evolution? I don't mean that in a snarky or combative way. I do, and as a corollary to that it seems clear to me that, whatever else is going on, successfully getting into the future, aka "defeating entropy", is as close to a "Universal truth" as you're likely to get, outside of physics. Evolution may have changed form when the human brain, uh, evolved, but the fundamental structure of the situation didn't change: we're still evolving, still trying to find the best way to ensure the future contains humans for the foreseeable, uh, future. Remember, all the other hominid species have gone extinct! We are not guaranteed to succeed, eh?
There's a discussion we could have around around whether caring for the elderly is really the optimum strategy, but I don't think that's really very interesting? I'm spending a significant amount of my person time and resources caring for my elderly mother who has dementia. I could put her in a home, and use the extra time to work more hours, and I would make more money even after paying for her care. I may yet have to do that if she becomes more difficult to care for, so far we have been lucky. Our neighbor's father got dementia and would sometimes try to fight them. Like throw punches and such! Mom's a cheerful sweetheart. I'm very grateful for that.
Anyway, if someone wants to tell me that I'm wasting my time caring for my mom, well, I'd question their sanity.
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> I also don't think longevity is a singular goal on an individual or civilization level. As a simple thought experiment would you rather live to 50 and absolute happiness and pleasure, or live to 100 in complete misery?
Now I'm struggling to understand you. :) The thought experiment is so simple that it doesn't make sense. Do I really sound like someone who would choose the latter option? Can you imagine anyone who would choose the latter option?
It sounds like you're saying these are Universal truths, but I certainly don't think they are.
I don't think the goal of civilization is to fight entropy or Foster evolution, or prolong lifespan. I also don't think most people would agree with that.
I also don't think longevity is a singular goal on an individual or civilization level. As a simple thought experiment would you rather live to 50 and absolute happiness and pleasure, or live to 100 in complete misery?