About the Book

Winner of independent publisher awards, The Third Basic Instinct is a one-of-a-kind journey into the mind and religion.

At first glance, humans are not so different from other animals. We eat and drink to sustain our bodies, and procreate to expand our numbers. According to Alex S. Key, all animals share two basic instincts: the desire to survive and the desire to reproduce. Yet it’s a powerful third basic instinct that ultimately separates man from beast.

In these pages, Key establishes this critical trait as the root of emotional intelligence, innovation, technology, science…and the bane of organized religion. But rather than raging about the dismantling of all organized religion, Key instead dissects the human mind to demonstrate the importance of personal belief systems. Drawing examples from ancient and contemporary history and science, The Third Basic Instinct paints a thought-provoking picture of the conflict between religion and human nature.