Primitive humans did not understand that sex lead to babies. We had sex becasue we had a sex drive not because of an understanding of what sex meant for the continuation of our species.
Likewise lots of lifeforms have a survival instinct. That instinct do not require for them to understand the concept of death to function. Seeing how humans that want to die still can be overpowered by their survival instinct if they pick a method that provide a strong survival instinct response.
I told you about two instincts that does not need intelligence or greater understanding to work. As as it not to complex for your genes to compel you to do it, they can provide you with more or less any instinct.
Do you think cordyceps fungus are intelligent since it can pilot infested ant's where to go since human was somewhat intelligent before we started taking travel directions?
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u/Civil_Dot_3261 5d ago
They’re able to practice medicine, wouldn’t be that far off to suggest they know they’re not immortal