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MaxTheAlmighty t1_itqbi31 wrote

Reply to comment by SovArya in /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | October 24, 2022 by BernardJOrtcutt

Animals don't have the idea of good and bad, they act like if someone was forcing them to do that stuff.

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SovArya t1_itqc3l6 wrote

They act based on instinct/patterns. As we do too. Except upon exercising the don't.

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MaxTheAlmighty t1_itqcg20 wrote

Maybe going against istinct is an example of free will?

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SovArya t1_itqcwnk wrote

Yes, you will have to stop your nature if you truly want to.

Like I have this instinct to slap mosquitos because I once had dengue. So I consider them the enemy. But if at one time I choose not to slap them, that's pretty much against my instincts.

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MaxTheAlmighty t1_itqd29q wrote

Yeah, i dislike this istinct of mindlessly killing mosquitoes. When i want to slap a mosquito, i try to do It using reason.

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