I suspect so, yes. Even if it was a proven fact that we we…

I suspect so, yes.

Even if it was a proven fact that we were engineered to be slaves, I'd still aim for something higher, for freedom, truth and ethics.

You are free to not believe that there is something else than mind/matter. But you probably act very differently than such a conviction would indicate...

That alone is a hint you probably shouldn’t just ignore.