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these problems affect Americans in the middle to upper class. This is when your life is so amazing, that you make stuff up to be upset about. This is in sharp contrast to real problems, experienced by people in other countries.
Fear is a vital response to physical and emotional danger—if we didn't feel it, we couldn't protect ourselves from legitimate threats. But often we fear situations that are far from life-or-death, and thus hang back for no good reason.
originally posted by: Akragon
a reply to: kauskau
Fear is unnecessary...
Fear is the idea that something "might" happen, but in reality you're afraid of something that does not exist, and quite possibly will never exist...
Sounds close to insanity to me...
originally posted by: Indigent
a reply to: Akragon
this is the best definition of fear i could find
Fear is a vital response to physical and emotional danger—if we didn't feel it, we couldn't protect ourselves from legitimate threats. But often we fear situations that are far from life-or-death, and thus hang back for no good reason.
I'm pretty sure at some point of our evolution fear make our ancestors succeed when others failed, if you live in the civilized word fear on most cases is unnecessary, but i bet it allowed some women scape rape, or someone not get rob in some cases.
We feel fear for a reason, and usually there are good reasons
originally posted by: Akragon
Fear is the idea that something "might" happen, but in reality you're afraid of something that does not exist, and quite possibly will never exist...
originally posted by: Akragon
Fear is a choice...
originally posted by: Akragon
And of course you do know we're all terminal...
originally posted by: Akragon
I'd quote Jesus here but this is hardly the place...