jevreH:
We can differentiate between instinct and non-instinct to a degree (with a healthy grey area between instinct, intuition, and cognition) because we are sapient, and have higher cognitive functioning.
I totally agree with jevreH. Totally. The fact that we're self-aware and able of higher cognitive functions, doesn't change the fact that an instict is a gut feeling, an inner drive, a deeper need, which guides/influences our behavior. I'm in the market place of Qo'noS; I stand before of a seller who tries to make me buy an ancient cat. I suspect something's wrong, because that cat is inexpensive. It's my instinct, telling me something's wrong. I leave that seller, and in a dark alley, I realize two klingons armed with knives are following me. It's the survival instinct, telling me to fight or flight. I escape the romulans, and I see lurSa' and be'etor; it's the sexual instinct which kicks in. The fact that as humans, we're able to discern differences between the "mild" instinct that the seller is trying to deceive us, and the more "primal" instincts of survival/sex/whatever, doesn't change the fact that in all cases we talk about an instinct, which merely manifests differently, depending on the occasion. With this being said, I'll be using {Duj} with regards, to all kinds of instincts. Unless of course, someone can add to this discussion arguments, which could convince me otherwise. But the fact that 'oqranD, wrote {Duj tIvoqtaH}, doesn't narrow down the context of {Duj}. We can't expect 'oqranD, to have used every word in every possible way. Unless he has said "don't use a word that way", then I see no reason to limit ourselves. ~ m. qunen'oS tera' joH, qo' joHna', qavan