What , we should value human happiness over intellectual and technical advancement ? Isn ' t that hedonism , which is shallow ? No , we should value traditional values , a connection with nature , etc , things that make us truly happy . Hedonism is being addicted to drugs smoking weed once in a while or drinking is not hedonism , mindless consumption of weed andor alcohol is . Surely there are plenty of animals out there enjoying a natural lifestyle they have that base covered , so humanity should attend to what ' s unique to it , which is technology . no . we are not adapated to living a life of high technology . Science is the field of human endeavour which most closely honours the principles mathematics and natural law that created , and now govern the universe . No . Mathematics , science , are made up , high technology concepts . Why is there a need to know about gravity ? Before the idea of gravity everything knew that if you jumped you ' d fall to the ground , and that was fine . There ' s no need to progress . P . S . immediately reacting to an opinion you disagree with by calling the person expressing it a petty insult such as ' degenerate ' is unmanly . You should know better . mindless consumption and support of technology is degenerate .