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Wade:
> >Of course, much of human development is considered to be things we've had
> >to do because we _don't_ rely upon instinct....
Joe:
> Or because our instinct is generic, rather than specific, like our
ability to master one or more languages in general, without there being a
specific one that our instinct entails that we be imprinted with.
That property smells after intelligence rather than instinct I'd say.
I consider instinct to be synonymous to animal-like or preprogrammed
behavior, such as termites making mounds, spiders making webs, etc.
Humans distinct themselves from animals by having intelligence and
consciousness. These faculties gave humans the edge to dominate the world.
The species endowed with both faculties were rendered so powerful that
nature left only one niche for it to occupy. Rivalling species, such as
neanderthal, were driven
into extinction as a consequence.
The owner of intelligence is put into a position to reason
why things are the way they are. In between intelligence and instinct lies
intuition.
A vague underdeveloped form of intelligence leading to incomplete and
immature
consciousness. When you only have a hunch, a clue, or a feeling that
something may be the way it smells you, by definition, are unable to specify
the reason why. As such it is inferior to intelligence which do put you on
stirdier soil.
As such, the slogan `female intuition', one which some women are proud to
propagandize, triggers a mere laughing response in me...
Philip.
ps. No offense to the females on the list of course as I do hold them
in high esteem...
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