We can satisfy our instincts only on individual level. There is no sexual orgasm on community level or there is no communal feeling of satiety. Since our primitive leaders are aware of that, they can manipulate us by our instincts and cut us off from our communities which defend us. Our religious leaders are even worse. They promise us satisfaction both in satiety and orgasm in the eternal life of Hereafter and they don’t ask more in exchange than our lives in this world. Here you are the Jihad!
Life can only be claimed by the One who gives life. And life can be offered Who deserves it. And this is not man.

It is one of the injustices of the nature that in our advanced age the instincts don’t work properly so the ability to be influenced is less. The only thing what remains is the mind and wisdom. But who cares about that?
I already know that I can't take with me anything to Hereafter what is the material. Neither my pleasures. The soul and its content remains.

"Such as took their religion to be mere amusement and play, and were deceived by the life of the world." That day shall We forget them as they forgot the meeting of this day of theirs, and as they were wont to reject Our signs. (Quran 7:51)

Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet: Women and sons; Heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the possessions of this world's life; but in nearness to Allah is the best of the goals (To return to). (Quran 3:14)

Here you are the conclusion: “Don’t seek for earthly desires and rewards but seek refuge in Allah.” Badr is an example for the Power and Existence of Allah. According to human calculation it was impossible for Muslims to gain victory. However, with the help of Him everything is possible if followers are devoted. Who inserts himself in the Universal Plan of Allah as a piece of mosaic, he will win. Who is going to realize plans which don’t mach with the Universal Plan of Allah, will fail.

Regarding instinct and consciousness, here you are a Hadith which according to imam Shafa’i represents one-third of the knowledge of Islam.
This hadith was said by the Prophet (peace be upon him) at the time when people emigrated from Makkah to Madinah during and there was one among them who did it for the sake of marrying someone and not for the sake of Islam.

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him), reported:
Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم (said, "The deeds are considered by the intentions, and a person will get the reward according to his intention. So whoever emigrated for Allah and His Messenger, his emigration will be for Allah and His Messenger; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration would be for what he emigrated for".

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

These teachings also indicate that how far we are from Islam while we are criticizing others. And the farthest ones are those among us who orientate us.