Comment by JPS on Absolute denial for atheists · 2009-07-17T06:25:05.990Z · LW · GW

People's actions are heavily influenced by instinct for large parts of every day - perhaps all the time. Learned behaviors - such as speech, and driving - are patterns that interconnect various instinctive behaviors.

Comment by JPS on Absolute denial for atheists · 2009-07-17T06:17:47.265Z · LW · GW

I don't understand what you're trying to get across. The word "reactive" is especially ambiguous.