Why is it that we become afraid of something we can't understand?

[adrianna]

unsa ni fear of the unknown?

mao ni ang saktong explanation

[Passport]

i dont understand thunder and lightning... pero im not afraid of them

[bUrbY_dUll]

coz afraid it might hurt us?i dont know..

[Lord Alethia]

i don't rely on wikipedia, sorry

[MaInEvEnT]

human nature, there's always that fear of the unknown...

[Peenut]

Example ani TS kai

Ting exam nya wala ka nakasabot sa question?

Kasabot ra ka sa question bro kai gibasa man nimo, pero dili lng siguro ka capable of handling the problem.

[Lord Alethia]

First off: Nose bleed.

I'm afraid that I'm not afraid.
Huehuehue.

exactly... we become afraid of something but we are not really afraid of something...

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its definitely naa jud sa utok ang problema bro'..

can mentally unstable people understand fear in itself? what do you think?

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unsa ni fear of the unknown?

you have a point.... it could be the fear of the unknown...

[Lord Alethia]

Basaha ang Wikipedia

Fear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fear is an emotion induced by a perceived threat which causes entities to quickly pull far away from it and usually hide. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger. In short, fear is the ability to recognize danger leading to an urge to confront it or flee from it (also known as the fight-or-flight response) but in extreme cases of fear (horror and terror) a freeze or paralysis response is possible.

there are two kinds of fear boy. the one that you point out is only one of the two... edit your wikipedia if you want...

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mao ni ang saktong explanation

i second the motion...

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i dont understand thunder and lightning... pero im not afraid of them

no, this point is a different story...your begging the question....

[Lord Alethia]

human nature, there's always that fear of the unknown...

but unfortunately only few understand what that means... because everybody refers that fear to the fear of the known...

[beyee]

I agree with the others saying about having fears of the unknown.
It's human nature that we cringe of something we can't grasp on
because we have no inkling on what to expect or what will happen
next...