Innate as What?
The concept of Innate Intelligence can have different meanings to different peoples:
- Innate as synonym for homeostasis – This is considered the most common interpretation by chiropractors.
- Innate as a label for our ignorance – There is much that is unknown about human physiology, hence, unexplained phenomena are sometimes attributed to “Mother Nature”, or “the healing power of nature”.
- Innate as a vitalistic “explanation”. If using a vitalistic philosophy, innate can be used to give a name to that which creates the vital force, such as GOD.
- Innate as a meta-physical premise, used as an a-priori assumption, rather than as a hypothetical construct.
The Palmer College of Chiropractic: “Chiropractic philosophy begins with the principle that the human organism has an innate power to maintain its own health”, and includes “This unique health care approach views the body as having an innate, natural ability to adapt to changes in its internal and external environments & maintain itself in a state of health”.
