Well, no--because they are alike considerations imposed on subdivisions of existence. We generally like to say that goodness is an attribute which forwards the continuity of our self-structures, our families and groups, and our species, and the world in general -- with its creatures. But that is just a preference; there is nothing inherently more good about surviving, except that the consideration of it makes it so.

None of which is essentially scientific, although it could be measured what choices prolong life, increase the financial success or longevity of marriages and families, and make for long-lived prosperous groups. Scads of books have been written about all of these, but only some are "science". Most are anecdotal, if persuasive.


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