Wow. You just insulted over 100 years of psycological, biological study, observation, & evidence.
Not really, because there is no observation of or evidence for humans having instincts. :D
Not to mention you're completely ignoring the fact that we are wired for sex from birth and all the evidence and research that has gone into that.
That is precisely my point. Think about it. We do not have an instinct to have sex. We choose who to have sex with, and when. And our sexual desires are mediated by our preferences (which, in healthy well-functioning people, are chosen, although some people may not rise to that task). Sex is not an "automatic" behavior. Contrast this with the sexual behavior of, for example, sharks. There is a humongous difference there.
Now, in certain Muslim societies, it is considered a woman's fault if she is raped when she exposed some skin, because they believe that men do not have a choice about sex and cannot control themselves. That is abhorrent and wrong. But when you insist on humans having instincts, you are taking that side of this intellectual argument.
The first instinct a human has is to start sucking as soon as something touches its mouth.
It may be that pre-conceptual humans--that is, babies--have instincts. Since a lot of people use "instinct" sloppily, I'd have to think about it before I came down on either side. But when we talk about "humans," we really mean (at least primarily) "adult humans." So I would not say that babies having an instinct to suckle negates my point in the least.
I suspect it is more an "automatized reaction." Calling it an instinct just doesn't seem right to me.
but I worry about your education.
Haha :D. Well, I would say I've demonstrated a lot of rational, independent thinking here. So, for that reson, I am not worried about my education. (As a sidenote, I am very highly educated in the formal sense... but that is not as important as being able to think an a rational, independent way.)
Not really, because there is no observation of or evidence for humans having instincts. :D
Not to mention you're completely ignoring the fact that we are wired for sex from birth and all the evidence and research that has gone into that.
That is precisely my point. Think about it. We do not have an instinct to have sex. We choose who to have sex with, and when. And our sexual desires are mediated by our preferences (which, in healthy well-functioning people, are chosen, although some people may not rise to that task). Sex is not an "automatic" behavior. Contrast this with the sexual behavior of, for example, sharks. There is a humongous difference there.
Now, in certain Muslim societies, it is considered a woman's fault if she is raped when she exposed some skin, because they believe that men do not have a choice about sex and cannot control themselves. That is abhorrent and wrong. But when you insist on humans having instincts, you are taking that side of this intellectual argument.
The first instinct a human has is to start sucking as soon as something touches its mouth.
It may be that pre-conceptual humans--that is, babies--have instincts. Since a lot of people use "instinct" sloppily, I'd have to think about it before I came down on either side. But when we talk about "humans," we really mean (at least primarily) "adult humans." So I would not say that babies having an instinct to suckle negates my point in the least.
I suspect it is more an "automatized reaction." Calling it an instinct just doesn't seem right to me.
but I worry about your education.
Haha :D. Well, I would say I've demonstrated a lot of rational, independent thinking here. So, for that reson, I am not worried about my education. (As a sidenote, I am very highly educated in the formal sense... but that is not as important as being able to think an a rational, independent way.)