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Have scientists, unlike other humans, evolved beyond primitive instincts?
Most humans are concerned only with their immediate pleasure and focus primarily on sex, food, drugs/alcohol, etc. Their decisions are guided by emotions, while scientists are guided by reason. Most people have primitive instincts and brain chemicals. Have scientists evolved beyond this?
4 Answers
- busterwasmycatLv 72 years ago
No, scientists have not evolved. Some people (not solely scientists) have trained themselves to be disciplined and thus minimize the "primitive" drives to satisfy the self. Everyone has the capacity to learn that discipline. Most of us, scientists included, have to work continuously on behaviors and thoughts to improve self-discipline. It is a rare person that finishes the job. Almost all of us are imperfect and works in progress.
- Robert JLv 72 years ago
That's more like normal immaturity - maturity than specifically science.
eg. A child may eat sweets and junk food until they are sick, if given the chance.
Any sensible adult will manage their diet and limit sweets and junk because they know it's bad for them to eat too much.
That's one of the main things that changes in mental outlook as people get older and mature; their ability to look ahead and consider the long term consequences of their actions develops and improves through late teens and mid 20s.
