Reason For Irrational Fear

Posted on May 27, 2008 at 12:22 pm.
Filed Under General, Science |

Fear We worry too much about man-made catastrophe. We are disproportionately afraid of some things but can ignore others. The reason for this is how our brains are wired, which allow us to respond to danger before we’ve even had time to think about it.

Asteroids are natural and dangerous, but we are more terrified by risks such as terrorism or bio-engineered foods. Because we don’t believe that the asteroid impact can happen. Our experience and culture taught us what to fear. We are born with some basic phobias, and we learn few others from media and everyday life. We’re more afraid of catastrophic events such as airplane crashes than of everyday risks like cancer which kills may people every single day.

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One Response to “Reason For Irrational Fear”

  1. fear on May 28th, 2008 8:50 am

    Great post.. thanks for the info..

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