>> Not sure that’s that true though (I’ve heard about thus before). I can definitely consciously burn myself. That sounds like consciously overriding the refle

>> Not sure that’s that true though (I’ve heard about thus before). I can definitely consciously burn myself. That sounds like consciously overriding the reflex[0] withdrawal though, as opposed to accidentally touching something hot, and withdrawing reflexively. Adding anecdata: I've definitely touched something hot and withdrawn my finger/hand/whatever quickly enough to avoid getting burned when I by all rights should have. You know, something hot enough that anything but incidental contact would result in a burn. [0] Reflex is probably not the right word. I can't consciously override the kneecap/kick reflex, for instance.