RE: Where in our dna are instincts coded?
December 4, 2018 at 1:19 pm
(This post was last modified: December 4, 2018 at 1:20 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
The other way to look at it, is that "instinct" is not actually "coded" in dna...but that the structure of a brain (or any body) constrains what responses are most likely if confronted with a specific stimulus. In this, instinct is not a list of things to do, but the sum of things most likely to happen in a given circumstance for a brain or body so constructed. So, why flight in fight or flight? Because having wings makes you strongly preferential to their use.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
