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**Thorwaywhobia** · 05-28-2011, 01:12 AM

a sense of self that prevails and prevails because an instinct of survival

Incorrect interpretation. I didn't talk about a sense of self "because an instinct of survival".

I said a survival instinct is visible in non-sentient living organisms. DO does not apply to non-sentient beings. A sense of self is irrelevant in this context. However, even non-sentient living things have a basic instinct for survival/protection/life triggered by biochemical reactions (nature). I am just trying to tell the OP that, if this is what he is wondering about, then that is just that - nature. This basic instinct is there in sentient beings also, once again possibly triggered by bio-chemical reactions (nature). The moment an infant is born it cries for food/attention/survival/life. It is a general observation.

05-28-2011, 01:12 AM	#30
Thorwaywhobia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 493 Senior Member	a sense of self that prevails and prevails because an instinct of survival Incorrect interpretation. I didn't talk about a sense of self "because an instinct of survival". I said a survival instinct is visible in non-sentient living organisms. DO does not apply to non-sentient beings. A sense of self is irrelevant in this context. However, even non-sentient living things have a basic instinct for survival/protection/life triggered by biochemical reactions (nature). I am just trying to tell the OP that, if this is what he is wondering about, then that is just that - nature. This basic instinct is there in sentient beings also, once again possibly triggered by bio-chemical reactions (nature). The moment an infant is born it cries for food/attention/survival/life. It is a general observation.
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