Quote:instinct ,in a purely biological sense ,doesn't exist in humankind.
OK - where do you get from?
How does a baby know to look its mother in the face and make eye contact?
Why does a new born baby automatically turn its head to the mother's chest when it is picked up? How does it know that's where the food is?
Why do we respond to puppies and kittens? What do we find appealing, and why?
There are probably hundreds of other examples of instinctive behaviour in us.
There are also examples of moral behaviour in other species. Sometimes that behaviour is even inter-species morality.
In terms of our evolution the ability to reason, logically, to plan ahead and play out "what if" scenarios would all carry biological advantage - particularly for an upright walking ape on the planes of Africa which was relatively small, lightly armed and slow moving.
Couple that to the freeing up of the hands - and the sheer brain powered required to utilize that freed up resource and you get.........us.
Kuusi palaa, ja on viimeinen kerta kun annan vaimoni laittaa jouluvalot!
