(August 8, 2016 at 2:01 pm)abaris Wrote:(August 8, 2016 at 1:42 pm)DLJ Wrote: Can you give me an example of a rational fear? I was considering poisonous snakes or spiders but I'd put those in the category of 'sensible' rather than 'rational' i.e. sensory input triggering a fight, flight or freeze reaction as opposed to rationality, which requires thought (and of course, time).
A rational fear is something based on facts. So, without going into details, I fear going bankrupt. That's based on facts and hard evidence. And yet it's a fear.
Fear of a Caliphate is not a rational fear in the West.
My numbers come from hard evidence, as in muslim population in any given western countries.
Thanks for clarifying. So it is relative to proximity.
I live in an officially muslim country, btw... which is why 2-4% seemed a bit on the low side.
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