Do humans have a destructive nature?

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Do we instinctively accept that we’re mortals and death is inevitable that’s why we go on our destructive ways? We keep drinking alcohol even when we know it would eventually destroy our liver and make us unhealthy. We smoke and take in drugs although we know they’re destructive to our lungs, organs, and minds. We’re lazy to exercise although we know this action is good for us. We eat unhealthy tasty foods even though we know they’re actually ‘poisons.’ We destroy and pollute our rivers, forests, and environment, by throwing trash anywhere we want to and spreading our infectious diseases carelessly. We wage war against each other with our indifference and against other countries because we want dominance. Is it our natural instinct or it is simply because we’re resigned to our fate that we will face death eventually in the end, no matter what we do? I know many of us still try our darnedest best to live our life fully and healthily although we know death awaits us. Some beings outside of our planet must be having fun watching us scramble like ants atop each other just to survive. But we die in the end just the same. What are your thoughts on this? Image is mine.