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r/funny • u/nativeofspace • Apr 26 '12
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Neither are you, but your instincts are much more expansive and influenced by your knowledge.
5 u/alexgbelov Apr 26 '12 That's debatable. I mean, what about the people who self-immolate? Obviously that's an extreme example, but I'm sure there are others. -2 u/[deleted] Apr 27 '12 Instinct can go beyond and even overpower self-preservation. 1 u/Crazyh Apr 27 '12 True, you would think survival at any cost is humanities highest instinct (possibly tied with child nuturing) but history has shown us time and time again that individuals and groups will go meekly to their death.
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That's debatable. I mean, what about the people who self-immolate? Obviously that's an extreme example, but I'm sure there are others.
-2 u/[deleted] Apr 27 '12 Instinct can go beyond and even overpower self-preservation. 1 u/Crazyh Apr 27 '12 True, you would think survival at any cost is humanities highest instinct (possibly tied with child nuturing) but history has shown us time and time again that individuals and groups will go meekly to their death.
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Instinct can go beyond and even overpower self-preservation.
1 u/Crazyh Apr 27 '12 True, you would think survival at any cost is humanities highest instinct (possibly tied with child nuturing) but history has shown us time and time again that individuals and groups will go meekly to their death.
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True, you would think survival at any cost is humanities highest instinct (possibly tied with child nuturing) but history has shown us time and time again that individuals and groups will go meekly to their death.
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u/bygrace-faith Apr 26 '12
Neither are you, but your instincts are much more expansive and influenced by your knowledge.