Do humans have natural instincts?

Question

Do humans have natural instincts?

Answer 1

Yes......more of us should learn how to recognize them.

We have instincts, but civilization has taught us that we should not take them seriously.......

Have you ever felt like you were in danger?  You probably were

Have you ever felt like you were being watched?  You probably were.........

Instincts should be honed and listened to.  Instincts are signals from our environment that try to keep us from danger.  

When the tsunami hit in Sri Lanka....there are stories that a good time before the tsunami hit, it was noticed that most of the animals retreated to high ground, including some circust elephants who, as one story went, grabbed its trainer and made for the hills!  Only the dumb people stuck around, even as the ocean made its telltale retreat!.......As the ocean retreated, people even gathered at the shoreline, some going out into the exposed seabed!

Answer 2

Well of course we do. You are naturally attracted to certain people, their scents, and their charisma. This is called being

in sync or physically attracted. You can be attracted to someone without being in love with them.

There is women's intuition and a gut feeling. These are instincts also.

Answer 3

There is some arguments in this area because instincts imply that we are an animal. The best way to look at it is that we are not totally animal regardless of the fact of one way or the other. Instincts can help and they can hurt, help/hurt.  Anyway, we as humans have determined that instincts must be kept in check. There has to be balance. Reproduction is a strong instinct and it accounts for much of what we do.  So, many rules have come about because of it.  Survival is another strong instinct, it covers our own survival and the survival of our children.  To survive well is a subset of survival and greed/envy is this instinct in an unbalanced state. Another instinct is curosity/exploration.  A nosey neighbor may be this in an unbalanced state but that person would make a good private eye or researcher, so you see what may hurt in one way, may help in another.  One more is communication and that involves many aspects such as art and gestures. When you dress in the morning, you choose your clothes by your mood and what you want to express.

Answer 4

well, yes.  If someone hits me I strike back--instinct. If I am frightened my adrenal gland kicks in--instinct. If you see something horribly dead you recoil--instinct. Good smelling food? Hungry? Don't blame that on training. We are a big bundle of denied instincts. We like to think we are just really cool, rational individuals but all our more base instincts come out in a nightclub.

Answer 5

yes you have the instinct for self preservation.

Answer 6

Yes, learning language is one.  Read "The Language Instinct" by Steven Pinker.