Inborn

... fifth thesis). It should be replaced by the notion of adaptation (as the reason for survival), which (ultimately) means that creatures have the inborn capacity to act upon and react to the environment. (Some will argue that this capacity comes from the genes, somehow, but no one has ever shown ...

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hmmm.. i can't find any reason why humans shouldn't have an inborn fear of slugs. you must be an anomaly, bugz. anyway, we have to make a lot of field observations before we can get to any sort of conclusion. so, for the time being, i am taking leave of ...

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talking of inborn fear, i noticed these in the first page of this thread. jimmystang New Member "i don't know, i've some sort of insect-phobia" . Oscerot Senior Member "I remember I was on this hike and a random ...

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I don't believe that we have an inborn fear of those animals. I just am deciding not to I guess :) Is there a lot of historical evidence for it? I always assumed it had more to do with our culture. Most people I know are not terrified of ...

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... bitten or painfully stung during this exploratory period, you are a goner. i've read a book by Desmond Morris where he claims that humans have an inborn fear for certain animals.. snakes, spiders. may be the list also includes insects. but hate butterflies?? that's EXTREME! my mom's mortally terrified ...

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