The Most Dangerous Game Reasoning Vs Instinct

“We must trust to nothing but facts: these are presented to us by nature and cannot deceive.” -Antoine Lavoisier. There are a lot of debates everyday about certain things, but there is one specific question that is discussed about all the time. People can never agree on this topic: Which is superior, reason or instinct? There are many situations where one of these things better than the other, but there are also times when neither of them are more important. However, reason is superior over instinct because instinct can lead to moral injustices like torture and punishment, you can think of a better strategy before you do something, and it is the main thing that separates our species from other animals.
The first reason why reasoning is superior …show more content…
If you use instinct in this situation, you will probably make a super quick decision that will have a bad outcome. In “The Most Dangerous Game”, the text reads, “Rainsford knew he could do one of two things. He could stay where he was and wait. That was suicide. He could flee. That was postponing the inevitable.” In this short story, Rainsford was in a life or death situation in the game. Instead of using his instincts and most likely getting himself killed, he reasoned the possibilities of what could happen and made the right choice. This eventually led him to winning the game and getting rid of the …show more content…
There could be a case where instincts may take over reasoning, but the ability to reason escapes people from most situations better than instincts can. Maybe one day people would realize that living off of pure instinct isn’t the best choice. Although you need a combination of both, it is pretty clear to see that reasoning is superior to instinct. “We must trust to nothing but facts: these are presented to us by nature and cannot deceive.” -Antoine