Exactly my point--the assumption that "it's an INSTINCT" makes some hideous behavior okay is the biggest fallacy. Whether or not something IS an instinct (which I DARE someone to actually prove) is beside the point.
I maintain that it's a huge luxury for us to be able to actually consider our own impulses and second-guess ourselves. But alas, some don't seem to agree ...
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Date: 2010-03-06 04:48 am (UTC)I maintain that it's a huge luxury for us to be able to actually consider our own impulses and second-guess ourselves. But alas, some don't seem to agree ...