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Old Nov 24, 2020, 04:32 PM
ShaneG ShaneG is offline
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Originally Posted by pachyderm View Post
I think mobbing is an instinctual way of trying to get rid of something that disturbs a group -- instincts do not take thinking into account, and so are likely to rule in early societies, before the discipline of trying to solve problems by thinking about them gets established. Instincts have been established through evolution, and so are very powerful. Thinking about frightening emotions is difficult -- frightening! As humans we always seem to have the conflict between instincts and thought. Thought takes time, while instinct can be instantaneous.
Instincts are nature's indicators, not actual emotions derived from you, else they would speak words, though they say things using silence. Your reactions fill the gap.