The most altruistic and sustainable philosophies fail before the brute brain stem imperative of self-interest.
What's the survival value of obsessing on a sunset?
But when the flash flood crosses your path, when the lion leaps at you from the grasses, advanced self-awareness is an unaffordable indulgence. The brain stem does its best.
Radar is too long in the tooth for fine detail.
How do you say 'We come in peace' when the very words are an act of war?
Science is so powerful that it drags us kicking and screaming towards the truth despite our best efforts to avoid it.