When you find yourself in a unescapeable situation, which one would you rely on more.....your wisdom or your instinct?
2007-01-29 14:47:06 · 11 answers · asked by Yellowstone 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
In Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essay titled Intellect, this is stated:
You have first an instinct,then an opinion, then a knowledge, as the plant has root,bud, and fruit. Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason. It is vain to hurry it. By trusting it to the end, it shall ripen into truth, and you shall know why you believe.
I would think that a soldier going into war would rely heavily on those instincts, instead of taking time to think what he would do next.
Instinct is the answer.
2007-01-29 14:59:27 · answer #1 · answered by cap3382 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world is not black and white it is many shades in between. Humans are not born with true "Instinct" like animals that totaly guides our lives. We have basic control insticts such as breating, eating and crying. But even those are tempered by experience. IE we are born eating to live, but over the years we develop "comfort food habits". Our life experiences, what we learn, our wisdom, effects our knee jurk reactions.
For example we are not born prejudice, but if we are robbed by someone then in the future way may avoid people who look like that. If we go to a self defence class and learn some moves and have practiced them enough they become part of our instinct. Or in my case if you had a bully who beat up on you as a child and one day you kicked him in "that place" and he never picked on you again. You might be likely to do the same again. That is both wisdom you gained from and experience and instinct that has become ingrained because of the experience.
We are not animals we shape our own instinct!
2007-01-29 23:01:27 · answer #2 · answered by lovingmomhappykids 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find this? similar to the "fight or flight" thing. My instinct would say run away so I"d have to rely on my wisdom to get the hell out of the situation I was in a situation like this;and that"s what worked for me !!
2007-01-29 22:59:15 · answer #3 · answered by Makeshift 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instinct
2007-01-29 22:52:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How much of instinct is wisdom?
I would go with the best thought that comes to me.
I wouldn't care if it was wisdom or instinct.
2007-01-29 23:04:35 · answer #5 · answered by Floyd B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can only rely on what you have, and wisdom is a rare commodity. If you actually have it, that is the way to go.
2007-01-29 22:55:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in life or death situations, i don't think you can stop your instincts from taking control, especially if it's somthing that you don't have enough time to sit and think about. if you have more time, you may be able to use your wisdom and think.
2007-01-29 22:56:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A combination of both, of course!! Each adds fullness to the perspective that you could not have in relying on one more than the other.
2007-01-29 22:50:04 · answer #8 · answered by Joyce S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All depends. But i'll have to say Wisdom.
Take care.
2007-01-29 22:55:15 · answer #9 · answered by X-Woman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom. It was intellect by which humans gained dominance.
2007-01-29 22:55:17 · answer #10 · answered by Old Uncle Dave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋