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Is that that different from human fears? We’ve presumably also evolved to be instinctually afraid of categories of things capable of harming or killing us, lik
by nrp 7y ago
Is that that different from human fears? We’ve presumably also evolved to be instinctually afraid of categories of things capable of harming or killing us, like snakes and spiders. Our intelligence lets us more carefully sub-categorize these into things that actually can kill us (Black Widows and Cobras) from things that can’t (Orb Weavers and Rat Snakes). Even then though, running across a big shiny Orb Weaver or Rat Snake in the wild shakes loose something deep in your brain telling you to stay away.