Did you just instance anorexia, child neglect, and trying to get close to active volcanoes as instances of how "humans live by law"? Or did you just covertly shift the goalposts again?
Yes we have an instinct to eat, But some people will choose not to eat when hungry...anorexics are one example...people on hunger strikes are another. This shows that humans are not BOUND by instinct in the way other animals are.
The instinct to care for offspring is very strong amongst all animals...except for humans who readily will kill their offspring ie abortion. Or they will neglect them and not care for them properly.
That certainly is not beneficial to the human race.
Even when it comes to Fight or flight we present a non instinctual behavior. Animals will hear a noise and run, but humans are more inclined to get closer & investigate. When a volcano erupts for example we see the smoke rising and want a front row seat...many people have died because they did not flee in time. Unlike animals who sense the danger and take to flight at the first signs of activity.
Animals sometimes show unwise curiosity --- did you never hear the phrase "curiosity killed the cat"?
Neglect of offspring is often seen among animals, as any farmer or zookeeper could tell you.
And animals, too, can lose their appetites to the extent of starving to death.
Magnificent though these traits may appear to you, they do not set us apart from the animals.
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To summarize: humans have survival instincts, and animals are capable of doing things every bit as dumb as human behavior.
Perhaps you should try being wrong about something else now?
Edited by Dr Adequate, : No reason given.
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