And that's the comprehension instinct, slowly replacing the religion instinct. That's why you don't see very many religious folks who embrace that view. I dunno, even when I was kind of religious, the idea of being a mom repulsed me. Nope, because you're no longer in the transitionary state between religious instinct and comprehension instinct. Then, a religious phase that may or may not be halted while young.
Ontology recapitulates phylogeny and all that.
No, I think I just have no maternal instinct. Even when I was 2, and I got a baby doll for xmas - well that's basically how I figured out there was no Santa. Well, that's a bit young for the maternal instinct, though. If it occurs, it occurs at puberty. And to be fair, it usually does occur, but it's occurring less in each generation than the generation before it.