At first, we believed – that is, our ancestors believed – that all life was worth living. Then some things changed, and we started to believe that only life that examined itself was worth life – that is, only self-conscious life had a value. Then some things changed and we started to believe that only a godly life was worth living: creatures with souls needed to become aware of a special relationship that they had with the being or principle which created the world, in order for their lives to be worth living. Then some things changed and we started to believe that passionate, embodied engagement with the world, through the economic-spiritual development of our own unique ego-defined individuality was the only way to have a live worth living. Then some things changed and we started to believe that all life is worth living.
