An individual who is threatened or cornered will act in a way to maximize their chances of survival. In this mode, logic is employed, but it is not the same objective reasoning that others use to solve math problems or search a map for a route home. Nevertheless, survival logic makes sense. It subjectively meets their specific needs at the moment, in their situation. There is an instinct to survive. A runner feels their muscles burning, but the extra kick of adrenaline helps them to push their boundaries. A swimmer feels their lungs emptied, but instinctively waits until they are above water before inhaling. In the same way, the mind goes into survival mode to protect the self when needed. For the swimmer and the runner the examples are positive: they are legitimate uses of survival mode. In negative application, it is easy to observe a liar in survival mode, when they are already identified and confirmed as lying, digging themself deeper with lies to cover lies when asked to explain their rationale. This negative use seems more deliberate, less legitimate, while still thinking within the same mode. Survival logic seems like a violation of the rules of humanity from the outside, but from the inside it seems like the only choice.
Survival Logic
Survival Logic
Survival Logic
An individual who is threatened or cornered will act in a way to maximize their chances of survival. In this mode, logic is employed, but it is not the same objective reasoning that others use to solve math problems or search a map for a route home. Nevertheless, survival logic makes sense. It subjectively meets their specific needs at the moment, in their situation. There is an instinct to survive. A runner feels their muscles burning, but the extra kick of adrenaline helps them to push their boundaries. A swimmer feels their lungs emptied, but instinctively waits until they are above water before inhaling. In the same way, the mind goes into survival mode to protect the self when needed. For the swimmer and the runner the examples are positive: they are legitimate uses of survival mode. In negative application, it is easy to observe a liar in survival mode, when they are already identified and confirmed as lying, digging themself deeper with lies to cover lies when asked to explain their rationale. This negative use seems more deliberate, less legitimate, while still thinking within the same mode. Survival logic seems like a violation of the rules of humanity from the outside, but from the inside it seems like the only choice.