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Originally Posted by MattyC
Couldn't all of our intelligence (or the evolution of our intelligence) be attributed to instinct as well?
As I kind of alluded to, is the ability to ignore instinct and actually act against our own interest (or the interest of our species) a sign of greater intelligence?
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OK, I see what you are saying. Though I'm not sure that alone is enough to make us" different". I won't say "intelligent" in that regard because, and I haven't looked into this, but I assume there are plenty of examples of animals ignoring their basic instincts for whatever reason. I could be wrong on that. And some might argue ignoring our instincts (such as, instinctively, destroying the environment you live in would be wrong, or, uhm, voting for Trump) makes us less intelligent.