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Obviously you can't give an example, since we don't have instincts.
by javert 4y ago
Obviously you can't give an example, since we don't have instincts.
- SamPatt 4y agoDisgust may itself be an instinct. Fear of spiders and snakes were found in infants. Reflexes are instinctual. I think we have a few instincts.
- javert 4y agoThose are not complex behaviors. An instinct is a complex behavior, like migrating for the winter or building a nest. The problem with claiming that humans have instincts is that it gives cover for bad theories of mind. For instance, the Nazis believed Jewish people have Jewish minds and German people have German minds; many Marxists have held that bourgeoisie have bourgeois minds. In reality, the human mind is a blank slate, in terms of knowledge and beliefs.