PL 85 Distortions of the Instincts of Self-Preservation and Procreation

The instinct of survival — or self-preservation — aims at gaining, maintaining, and improving life. By its very nature it works against anything that destroys or endangers life. Just as the body needs health to live, so the soul needs health to live most constructively.

In order to live, one needs to be safe from destruction and damage.

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