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bugsbunny04 · Feb 23, 2004, 09:59 pm

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (ruiner,)
Another one is Group Preservation.
We have an instinct to protect the survival of others in the group we are part of. This can extend from direct family, to tribe, all the way to country<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

That is a very interesting observation. Could it possibly be related to Self Preservation and Conquest? I would hypothesize that this is somehow related to Conquest, in that we would be able to more easily conquer in larger numbers than in smaller numbers, and to self preservation, in that survival is generally easier in cooperation than it is in lack of cooperation. If this should turn out to be the case, shall we classify it as one of the basic instincts, or subcatagorize it? And then, what sort of model could we use to show the interrelatedness of the instincts without it being over complicated. I would propose a flow chart type.

Proposal: Self preservation leads to groups preservation and conquest which make self preservation easier, conquest leads to Legacy creation which makes conquest easier, and leads others to self preservation to defend against your conquest, which leads them to conquest and groups preser... Hey, it's cyclic!

Any thoughts?

Feb 23, 2004, 09:59 pm	#4 (permalink) (top)
bugsbunny04 Untrained Fodder Location: Alabama Posts: 1,354	</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (ruiner,) Another one is Group Preservation. We have an instinct to protect the survival of others in the group we are part of. This can extend from direct family, to tribe, all the way to country<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> That is a very interesting observation. Could it possibly be related to Self Preservation and Conquest? I would hypothesize that this is somehow related to Conquest, in that we would be able to more easily conquer in larger numbers than in smaller numbers, and to self preservation, in that survival is generally easier in cooperation than it is in lack of cooperation. If this should turn out to be the case, shall we classify it as one of the basic instincts, or subcatagorize it? And then, what sort of model could we use to show the interrelatedness of the instincts without it being over complicated. I would propose a flow chart type. Proposal: Self preservation leads to groups preservation and conquest which make self preservation easier, conquest leads to Legacy creation which makes conquest easier, and leads others to self preservation to defend against your conquest, which leads them to conquest and groups preser... Hey, it's cyclic! Any thoughts? Clean toe caps and a filthy mouth! Low morals and high morale!