The "fight or flight" response is instinctive not intuitive in my opinion. Instinct is not the same thing as intuition.

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary at www.merriam-webster.com

INSTINCT is:
1: a natural or inherent aptitude, impulse, or capacity <had an instinct for the right word>
2 a: a largely inheritable and unalterable tendency of an organism to make a complex and specific response to environmental stimuli without involving reason b: behavior that is mediated by reactions below the conscious level

INTUITION is:
1: quick and ready insight
2 a: immediate apprehension or cognition b: knowledge or conviction gained by intuition c: the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference

Instinct is a unconscious activity
Intuition is a cognitive activity, therefore is also a conscious activity as opposed to an unconscious one like instinct.

Last edited by Craig58; 10/26/08 12:19 PM.