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2. Does human instinct always predominate?

Let’s assume for one second that this scenario is possible and disregard reality. This is a fictitious scenario but I am still interested what people think about the possible outcome.

Two newborn, a boy and a girl, are left on a deserted island with absolutely no one taking care of them, talking to them, feeding them or educating them. In this fictitious scenario, they are able to find food, shelter, water and sleep, the 4 basic necessity for every human being.

Assuming again that those children have now reached puberty, are healthy, have no physical challenge except for the lack of parental love and affection. How would they develop?

Would their basic instinct take over, even though nobody ever told them, showed them or educated them?

Could they find love for each other? Would they know how to procreate since they have never had access to any visuals or sounds made by others?
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An interesting thought experiment. Providing they survive to puberty they would procreate. We are preprogrammed to do so. We are but vehicles to transport our dna and spread our seed. I'm sure some form of psychological and physical dependence would develop, you could call this love if you wish.
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@Majorlatency I am not 100% convinced because so many factors may inhibit those basic instincts.

Survival instinct may predominate, differences in characters, quest for food and other primary necessities such as shelter may drive them apart in this context.

Just look at the reality show "Naked and Afraid". Even though everything is staged, the true nature of individuals comes to light and extended periods alone will lead to conflicts rather than to peace.
@Stephie Thank you for your quick reply. Survival shows have an outcome where the contestants know they will return to normality. The drive to partner is diminished. They will return to their normal "happy" lives.. If there are just two people in your experiment, I believe that would have an overbearing influence on the outcome. Humans have survived for thousands of years through our ability to connect, communicate, and cooperate with each other. It is an instinctive bias to the outcome..