Yeah, we want to pray we somehow survive after we die.
Like what, big cars?
That just falls under "comfortable."
Well, not really.
If you are not familiar with Maslow's hierarchy of needs, I would recommend you look into it. This is actually taught not just in psychology classes but in business schools as well. It has a huge amount of data and studies showing that it really is a very important way to understand what we humans really want and what leads to human feelings of happiness, satisfaction, and fulfillment.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a pyramid of the needs that motivate people. Individuals most basic needs, at the base of the pyramid, are physiological. Once they have fulfilled these needs, people move on to their safety needs, social well-being, self-esteem then ultimately their need for...
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In summary, Maslow bases those important needs of comfort, food, shelter, security, etc... at the base of his pyramid. They are foundational to everything else. You can't do much more if you don't have those basic needs met. But one you do, there is a whole lot of other stuff. From the article:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | Simply Psychology
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Physiological needs (the base of the pyramid) - these are biological requirements for human survival, e.g. air, food, drink, shelter, clothing, warmth, sex, sleep. If these needs are not satisfied the human body cannot function optimally. Maslow considered physiological needs the most important as all the other needs become secondary until these needs are met.
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Safety needs - Once an individual’s physiological needs are satisfied, the needs for security and safety become salient. People want to experience order, predictability and control in their lives. These needs can be fulfilled by the family and society (e.g. police, schools, business and medical care).
For example, emotional security, financial security (e.g. employment, social welfare), law and order, freedom from fear, social stability, property, health and wellbeing (e.g. safety against accidents and injury).
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Love and belongingness needs - after physiological and safety needs have been fulfilled, the third level of human needs is social and involves feelings of belongingness. The need for interpersonal relationships motivates behavior.
Examples include friendship, intimacy, trust, and acceptance, receiving and giving affection and love. Affiliating, being part of a group (family, friends, work).
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Esteem needs are the fourth level in Maslow’s hierarchy - which Maslow classified into two categories: (i) esteem for oneself (dignity, achievement, mastery, independence) and (ii) the desire for reputation or respect from others (e.g., status, prestige).
Maslow indicated that the need for respect or reputation is most important for children and adolescents and precedes real self-esteem or dignity.
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Self-actualization needs are the highest level in Maslow's hierarchy, and refer to the realization of a person's potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences. Maslow (1943) describes this level as the desire to accomplish everything that one can, to become the most that one can be.
After life? Seriously?
Souls? Good grief.
Yeah I know. I agree with you. It's just some people think that the human aspirations to things more than just being comfortable have to take you into an other-worldly realm of souls and after-life. Maslow was just showing that the aspiration doesn't have to necessarily be about an after-life.
. It is objectively false to state that life is simply a struggle to survive....I , like most people , spend hours of each day not struggling or thinking about survival...in fact sometimes I have fun ! Many people don’t care if they survive either.
