CHAPTER X 



INSTINCT IS IMMORTAL — DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 

 EDUCATED AND UNEDUCATED ANIMALS 



Various faculties of the soul — All common to man and lower 

 animals — Instinct the highest attribute of the soul — It is knowl- 

 edge direct from God. 



Before proceeding further with this subject it 

 will be best to explain what is meant by the word 

 instinct, as it is wrongfully used by most theolo- 

 gians. It is a faculty of the soul, and is character- 

 ized by unconscious, spontaneous action as deter- 

 mined by the creatures' wants and necessities. The 

 word is not found in the Bible, and, like many 

 other words used by the Church, its effect is to 

 lower intelligent acts emanating from the despised 

 animal creation. 



The nature of mind and instinct involves the 

 nature of God, and cannot be divided by some 

 unknown and uncertain mystical line. Instinct is 

 not only an attribute of the soul, but the very high- 

 est faculty that it possesses. The Creator deals 



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