Thread: Instinct ….. or INTELLIGENCE?

Sitting in the heart of the Australian continent, is one of the driest places on earth - the Simpson Desert, within which lies the Lake Eyre Basin and Lake Eyre itself. Approximately 500km inland and 15m below sea level, this enormous natural depression was thought until recently, as almost perennially dry - apart from enjoying some level of divergent replenishment around once per century or so.

http://teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au/c...2/LakeEyre.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Eyre_Basin

Indeed this lake is for years at a stretch, little more than a lonely and entirely dry salt bed, but as now realised; for a short period every seven or so years, becomes satiated with water supplied it by extensive river systems draining into this region, which are in turn charged from as far away as hundreds of kilometers – to the north, by inland rains and subsequent flooding.

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=38717
http://www.k26.com/eyre/The_Lake/Pap...re_basics.html
http://www.wildlifeextra.com.au/go/n...e-eyre.html#cr

This is a remarkable manifestation for a great many reasons, yet a most outstanding contemplation to be made, may be the virtually instantaneous proliferation of fish and crustaceans, apparently flushed into the rapidly swelling inland sea by the draining river flows. More amazing still, is the enormous population of birds that arrive to feed upon this profusion, and proceed to reproduce in great quantities - often out of season. Particularly pelicans and ducks migrate here to take advantage of the relatively rare and spontaneous event, and abundance of it's supply. Presumably these birds flock to the basin from at least 500km south – being by far the nearest coastline.

http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MF07178
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/...26/2502033.htm

Such apparently intermittent developments are an extremely interesting consideration, for the astounding thing is – normally sea birds such as pelicans are not at all interested in a region such as this, yet arrive as a result of some cause/impulse, virtually simultaneously with the water entering the lake. So it is clear that (estimates up to) ten million birds take to the air, headed for this region - leaving behind all the comforts and security of their regular home - PRIOR to the lake receiving any water supply.

http://www.living-family-history.com/lake-eyre.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/lake-eyre/

This truly amazing phenomenon clearly indulges us with an undeniable exposure to a reality that simply cannot be explained, no matter how much spin is applied to the concept; by ‘instinct’, so we might well be required to simply delve elsewhere for a more germane explanation – perhaps even an abundantly more obvious and manifest authenticity, than ‘instinct’ has ever been. Of course, I am referring to INTELLIGENCE – an elementary, profoundly accessible and definable palpability, that I maintain has been forever misunderstood and deemphasised by an inert imagination of humanity – due to a much too long-in-the-tooth general focus and reliance upon the religious proclamations per mythological fancy.

Interestingly enough, it would be abundantly apparent to a Reject, that in every instance we might have previously regarded the concept of 'instinct' to be a reasonable explanation, INTELLIGENCE itself; readily fits the bill to an infinitely more consistent and verifiable degree. And for mine - such a process of veracity, would see the world becoming a consummately less complex environment to interpret.

The natural question to be asked re. the above observation, that is if I may paraphrase it for simplicity sake, would likely be along such lines;

“If we were to accept your claim that ‘INTELLIGENCE’, rather than ‘instinct’, is the obvious answer to the question being raised by this thread, then please explain how the remote intelligence within the relatively small brain of a pelican or duck, effectively recognizes an event 500km away that hasn’t as yet begun, in order to take to the air on their journey away from all the comforts of ‘home’, and towards that region?”

– being a relatively honest and worthy enquiry. So here now, is my response:

Well, I’m glad you asked. Initially, there are one or two generic assumptions being made within the question, which I would consider need to be urgently rectified;

1. INTELLIGENCE, rather than ‘instinct' is certainly NOT the obvious answer, because INTELLIGENCE is by no means obvious – for it is SPIRITUAL – meaning it has no physical characteristic. Surely, only the results of its manifestation and authority are obvious - such as a spoon or a computer, or a ten lane bridge over a harbour.

The reason is because INTELLIGENCE is not at all physical, so cannot be seen, felt, measured, tasted, or satisfy any other parameter per the physical environment in which we exist.

Of course, ‘instinct’ – if it existed - would also fit into this SPIRITUAL criteria. However, the validity of such a conceptual notion, I would maintain - is a profoundly flawed conclusion, which has notably - extensively averted attention away from the authentic and genetic spiritual reality of INTELLIGENCE – as explained above.

2. The size of the brain (I suspect) has nothing whatsoever to do with it’s attentiveness to INTELLIGENCE, but rather – it’s capacity to reason between the two opposing spiritual forces seeking to influence that reasoning - such (two) being;
A. The available INTELLIGENCE, and
B. The concomitant prevailing emotions.

3. The intelligence that appears to sit within the organ, termed the brain of a pelican (or even a man), has for too long been considered as ‘remote’ and detached, however this is yet another flawed conclusion; for it is anything but......

4. What we have forever missed, due primarily to the consummate failure of religion, is that the spiritual entity of INTELLIGENCE, is not confined within, but rather; is an overarching supply of immense availability. Our intrinsic bite of this supply, is just that – a portion of a far more infinite cache – of a much more superior storehouse than we have ever considered.

5. Therefore, the portion of INTELLIGENCE that the pelican calls upon, is not in any manner ’remote', but rather is an integral part of precisely the same paramount source, upon which Moses, Leonardo Da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and everyone in between - called, and utilised for their own advantage - indeed, their own individual slice of an infinitely superior, yet entirely SPIRITUAL cake.

Therefore the expectation that a pelican 500km away from a; yet to commence event, cannot possibly know; is indeed a natural conclusion – unless and until we consider the possibility that it isn’t really the pelican’s brain that originally suggests it to take flight, but rather an overarching and omnipotent INTELLIGENCE, into which the pelican’s brain is tuned, that prompts the bird to get a-flapping.

The pelican then, simply makes a choice to respond to this presenting stimulus, and; from the minute it commences; our feathered friend, is already there to enjoy the monster party.