- published: 11 May 2016
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Instinct or innate behavior is the inherent inclination of a living organism toward a particular behavior.
The simplest example of an instinctive behavior is a fixed action pattern, in which a very short to medium length sequence of actions, without variation, are carried out in response to a clearly defined stimulus.
Any behavior is instinctive if it is performed without being based upon prior experience, that is, in the absence of learning and is therefore an expression of innate biological factors. Sea turtles, newly hatched on a beach, will automatically move toward the ocean. A joey climbs into its mother's pouch upon being born.Honeybees communicate by dancing in the direction of a food source without formal instruction. Other examples include animal fighting, animal courtship behavior, internal escape functions, and building of nests. All of these are examples of complex behaviors and are thus substantially different from simple reflex behaviors. A formal definition of instinct is as follows: "An instinct is an inborn complex pattern of behavior that must exist in every member of the species and, because it is embedded in the genetic code, cannot be overcome by force of will. It should be distinguished from a reflex which is a simple response of an organism to a specific stimulus, such as the contraction of the pupil in response to bright light or the spasmodic movement of the lower leg when the knee is tapped. Instincts, in contrast, are complex sequential stimulus-response patterns; such behaviors are readily identified in non-human animals".
There's a difference
That they will always see
But the sounds in our heads
Will never set us free
Our minds forever eaten by
The worms of lust
The fire of desire
Desire
Control your perverted needs
Our instincts
Fatal to the flesh
Our cravings
Superficial acts to satisfy
Never ending fantasies
Forever turn into debris
Landscapes all fake, it's only in your mind
Degraded by your soul
This is the nature of mankind
So why choosing
A life in purest sin?
Always, trapped
Within yourself
You are disgusted
By your acts
Your need for lust
Your fire and desire
Desire
Control your perverted needs
Our instincts