Art is not the justification of our existence, NYT article 5/22/2020

This was Nietzsche's opinion, also. Creativity bringing joy and thought. I disagree. Children are the purpose of "life". What do value, as a species, most? Children. What do we spend our time and energy feeding, clothing, sheltering, and educating? Children and ourselves. The old cliche was "Self-Preservation and Preservation of the Species". Today it's simply "Evolution and DNA; gene control and guidance; propogate and replenish the Earth. Art is a wonder endaevor to dedicate one's time and energy to. It brings joy, wonder, and satisfaction to the artist and the aficionados of Art in general and of the particular art one practices. But a science career, and economics career, a bricklaying career, a farming career, does very much the same. Obeying evolution and falling in love, enjoying sex and companionship, raising the children is by far the most common consequence of life, along with a profession and applied skills for living, loving, doing your job, being productive. Children are best possible excuse for going through all we go through, and they are naturally, evolutionaly, the primary purpose of life.