(August 6, 2017 at 11:36 am)Regina Wrote: Most "irrational" fears do have rational basis to them though, biologically.
Fears of certain animals (like spiders and snakes) is a defense mechanism our ancestors developed in a time where we lived among wild animals, who were more dangerous to us then. Fear of heights is a natural fear of falling.
There are some bizarre ones though I guess. Not sure why I'm scared of tall buildings (but not heights generally)
(Not disagreeing, just piggybacking on what you're saying)
I'm not sure it isn't a category error to refer to fear in terms of rationality.
Fear is a psychological response to stimuli from a perceived threat. It's not a product of logic, or reason - neither of those is used as a filter for that fear response.
