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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!

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To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (33178)3/23/1999 4:52:00 PM
From: Rick Julian  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
Excellent post Chuzzlewit. Saved me a lot of typing, and presented the argument much better than I could have.

The suckling reaction of an infant is not an instinct but a response to stimuli created by a perceived need within an infant.

Main Entry: 1in·stinct
Pronunciation: 'in-"sti[ng](k)t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin instinctus impulse, from instinguere to incite; akin to Latin instigare to instigate
Date: 15th century
1 : a natural or inherent aptitude, impulse, or capacity <had an instinct for the right word>
2 a : a largely inheritable and unalterable tendency of an organism to make a complex and specific response to environmental stimuli without involving reason b : behavior that is mediated by reactions below the conscious level.

Pop's contention is the very definition of what he denies it to be.
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