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THE INSTINCT OF ANIMALS AND HUMANS
The instinct in classical sciences like biology was defined as the innate ability of a species to survive and avoid dangerous stimuli. From the point of view of the humanities, instinct is a thinking complex and not a separate genre feature. Man is not entitled to arbitrarily determine that animals do not think but only have an instinct. Both humans and other species think and have an instinct. Sometimes a dolphin has a lower self-preservation instinct than a human, but thinks more intelligently than many of us. Sometimes a man has better ideas to protect himself from dangers than a dolphin, but he does not sense their timing. We all have a tendency to think and instinct, we all develop and use them in different ways.
The instinct in classical sciences like biology was defined as the innate ability of a species to survive and avoid dangerous stimuli. From the point of view of the humanities, instinct is a thinking complex and not a separate genre feature. Man is not entitled to arbitrarily determine that animals do not think but only have an instinct. Both humans and other species think and have an instinct. Sometimes a dolphin has a lower self-preservation instinct than a human, but thinks more intelligently than many of us. Sometimes a man has better ideas to protect himself from dangers than a dolphin, but he does not sense their timing. We all have a tendency to think and instinct, we all develop and use them in different ways.
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My opinion is that animals think in comparison to humans to a very limited extent because most of their actions are programmed by instinct, that is, written in genes. Why do I think so? Because animals do not have the ability to associate and draw conclusions like humans. Only a few species can also handle tools like humans. People in some areas do not think like animals because they have to spend more time learning, and they live in completely different conditions than most living animals, so it seems that animals are smarter in certain situations. However, for example, a dog or a cat, when it is afraid of, for example, a storm or fireworks, even when it is in a safe place next to its Lord, will never associate that and will not remember that the owner saved it once, it will always do so. When the dog experiences strong fear, it will be afraid forever. And what is the ability to associate and draw conclusions from the past, even the not so distant one, in the aforementioned dolphins? Are monkeys? maybe a little better than dogs, but certainly not as good as humans. If any animal had the ability to draw conclusions like humans, it would surely eliminate its natural enemies. Finally, the very important question seems to me? Why is it the longest for humans to reach maturity? I do not mean sexual or physical maturity, but maturity consisting in the development of the brain and intellect. And, as in humans, the brain never stops developing, but the forms of its development change? Or does the development of the animal's brain stop at some point? Because if it stops, it probably means that animals are mostly driven by instinct?
My opinion is that animals think in comparison to humans to a very limited extent because most of their actions are programmed by instinct, that is, written in genes. Why do I think so? Because animals do not have the ability to associate and draw conclusions like humans. Only a few species can also handle tools like humans. People in some areas do not think like animals because they have to spend more time learning, and they live in completely different conditions than most living animals, so it seems that animals are smarter in certain situations. However, for example, a dog or a cat, when it is afraid of, for example, a storm or fireworks, even when it is in a safe place next to its Lord, will never associate that and will not remember that the owner saved it once, it will always do so. When the dog experiences strong fear, it will be afraid forever. And what is the ability to associate and draw conclusions from the past, even the not so distant one, in the aforementioned dolphins? Are monkeys? maybe a little better than dogs, but certainly not as good as humans. If any animal had the ability to draw conclusions like humans, it would surely eliminate its natural enemies. Finally, the very important question seems to me? Why is it the longest for humans to reach maturity? I do not mean sexual or physical maturity, but maturity consisting in the development of the brain and intellect. And, as in humans, the brain never stops developing, but the forms of its development change? Or does the development of the animal's brain stop at some point? Because if it stops, it probably means that animals are mostly driven by instinct?
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