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Originally posted by jbondo
Prote, you ask a simple question yet in your own mind you have already fed way too much thought into it. This surprises me as it concerns you.
You make it known that hiding is a determining factor in your premise and yes, hiding can take place physically or mentally. It is strange how people often say that they pull the covers over their head when frightened. Somehow they feel just a bit safer that way. Imagine that, a thin layer of material is the difference between a scary situation and all out terror. I suppose you could just close your eyes but that wouldn’t do. Looking at the inside of your blanket is somehow much safer than closed eyes.
Does it matter if we fear?
Now, are we all weak marks when confronting an unknown force such as an Alien? I would say yes for the most part.
Is this bad? I say not necessarily.
Fear is quite a helper when trying to avoid trouble. Hence the autopilot fight or flight reaction in such a situation.
Should we care if Aliens are good or bad?
Does it really matter when we all have those proverbial blankets pulled up over our heads when facing our daily conventional stress? I think the determining factors are reaction and action. If we don’t care then we don’t react. If there is no reaction there can be no action taken. If we deny existence then we no longer have a need to care. So then, as society operates in its current capacity there seems to be no need to care. Is this a good thing? Probably not but it does keep the peace as well as the sanity.
Looking back at my response I would say that I’m more confused than when I started.
Originally posted by jbondo
You know, I believe you may need to bring a bit more clarity to the party.
That which a person can confront (face without flinching or avoiding) he can handle.
The first step of handling anything is gaining an ability to face it.
Man at large today is in this state with regard to the human spirit. For centuries man was educated to believe in demons, ghouls and things that went boomp in the night. There was an organization in southern Europe which capitalized upon this terror and made demons and devils so formidable that at length man could not even face the fact that any of his fellows had souls. And thus we entered an entirely materialistic age. With the background teaching that no one can confront the “invisible,” .
Is it possible to prepare yourself to confront anything? Regardless of what it is. I'm not sure.