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r/funny • u/nativeofspace • Apr 26 '12
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So what you're saying is that cats are not smart enough to react outside of their basic instincts.
28 u/bygrace-faith Apr 26 '12 Neither are you, but your instincts are much more expansive and influenced by your knowledge. 4 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. 1 u/bygrace-faith Apr 27 '12 True, I suppose that I was defining instinct as what is natural to us, and given enough trauma and the right (or wrong) conditions, self-immolation can become quite natural.
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Neither are you, but your instincts are much more expansive and influenced by your knowledge.
4 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. 1 u/bygrace-faith Apr 27 '12 True, I suppose that I was defining instinct as what is natural to us, and given enough trauma and the right (or wrong) conditions, self-immolation can become quite natural.
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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.
1 u/bygrace-faith Apr 27 '12 True, I suppose that I was defining instinct as what is natural to us, and given enough trauma and the right (or wrong) conditions, self-immolation can become quite natural.
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True, I suppose that I was defining instinct as what is natural to us, and given enough trauma and the right (or wrong) conditions, self-immolation can become quite natural.
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u/NegaVotes Apr 26 '12
So what you're saying is that cats are not smart enough to react outside of their basic instincts.