Eli5 – What is instinct?

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Can a hardware and software metaphor explain it?

What is physically happening in our brain and body?

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According to the APA, you humans do not have instincts, only animals do.

Hardware and software are not self-aware, or close to sentient as some animals appear to be, and therefore could never possess instincts. Only algorithms to find the best solution to a problem.

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