Survival Instincts and Survival of the Fittest cannot excuse character and personality distortions. Greed and competitiveness are not survival instincts. The survival instinct, as I understand it, arises out of the brain stem, the reptilian brain.
Modern Humans Retain Caveman’s Survival Instincts – Like hunter-gatherers in the jungle, modern humans are still experts at spotting predators and prey, despite the developed world’s safe suburbs and indoor lifestyle, a new study suggests.
If we took the survival instinct down to its roots, we would probably call it something simple like the life force. It is the force that underlies all life, not so much survival but the creative force. What is that mysterious force that keeps asserting life?
The instinct to survive is a myth. It is however an instinct that humans can invent and practice if they like. What annoys me is when they try to use it to explain various animal behaviors, or their own selfish behavior, thereby displaying their ignorance of the wildness and the real natural world. The reason animals want to live is not to survive, but to have more fulfillment (fun). The ‘survival instinct’ appears to have originated from human misconceptions about evolution, where they think that the prime motivation of evolution is to produce ‘survivors’ and offspring. They forgot that the real goal of evolution is to contribute to the wildness! – Dr. Beetle
What’s driving your instinct to survive?
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