“Because we are intelligent creatures-meaning that we are freed from instinctive and patterned behavior to a degree unparalleled in the animal kingdom-we are capable of, and dependent on, using rational choice to decide our futures.” ChoicesAnimalCreaturesDegreesBehaviorCapableIntelligentKingdomsRationalDependentOur FutureAnimal Kingdom Author:Willard Gaylin
“Feelings are the fine instruments which shape decision-making in an animal cursed and blessed with intelligence, and the freedom which is its corollary. They are signals directing us toward goodness, safety, pleasure, and group survival.” FeelingsDecisionPleasureAnimalGroupsFineShapesGoodnessSurvivalSafetyBlessedInstrumentsDecision MakingSignalsCursed Book:The male ego Source: The male ego
“Man, the most complicated of the animals, has a relatively short gestation period. Beyond that, he will be born, unlike most mammals, in a ridiculously helpless state.” MenStatesBornAnimalPeriodsComplicatedHelplessMammalsGestationGestation Period Author:Willard Gaylin
