Much of the fears you cite have been quelled in our time. We've commandeered much of the planet and created secure environs in which to abide without fear. While fear plays a role in our daily lives it is no longer the driving force of our existence, perhaps for some but not for all. I'm sure there are places where what you present is as real today as it was in the past but for much of the world it no longer holds true. We have a great deal of amenities and for many life is good with little to fear. There is something much more powerful than fear and that is the cosmos. What is there to fear, "really"?
Let's not veer too far off track but remember this is or at least was about your insistence that men fear and hate women, that all male dominance is attributed to fear and your attempt to validate this assertion by means of primal emotion. My primal emotion right now is exhaustion and I fear if I don't get some sleep I'll be a beast all day tomorrow. Bueno! On Jul 14, 5:09 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > "... On Jul 14, 1:37 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: ..." > > > So the "Danger" is what? Something else that is full of fear? > > Danger is anything that threatens one's life or peaceful pursuit > thereof. Human beings, being the most xenophobic of all species, find > danger everywhere -- even where it's not. But of all the things there > are to be afraid of, the one I'm most afraid of is someone who is > afraid of me. Fear makes people react irrationally if predictably. > > > Not at > > all. Two animals full of fear run in opposite directions and one that > > is running from fear is running from something that is not fearful. > > So that is obviously another primal emotion, one of aggression and > > hostility. > > Aggression and running are the two classic reactions to fear. > Psychologists have determined this to a high degree of accuracy. Fear > elicits two basic reactions: fight or flight. > > > You go on to categorize fear as a "survival tool" and while you are > > absolutely correct in assessing it as a survival mechanism the > > disregard of other existing primal emotions is the flaw in your > > argument. > > I hold there is but one primal emotion by its definition. But > granting the benefit of an error, please name for me what you see as > the other primal emotions? > > > Gruff, really, I find it most odd that you would resort to biblical > > reference in an attempt to push a point when you have been one of the > > most outspoken atheists in here. Maybe the agave my friend? Chill > > Mon! > > Being atheist I enjoy quoting biblical references in support of my > points. > > > However, what you are trying to do is update the > > workings of modernity with ancient and antiquated notions. The > > examples you present are invalid on the basis of current scientific > > knowledge of earthly rumblings and outbursts of an active planet. > > Okay, again please point out the specifics of my errors. What are the > ancient and antiquated notions about which I am mistaken? And has not > the planet always been violent, though more so in the past than now, > but still violent. Though earth may appear peaceful from space, down > here on it's surface it's pretty damned violent. > > > Well I have to say that your life in the desert affords you more time > > for all this but around here the shit hits the fan often and I have to > > say that the fan is a blowin and I'm a needin to goin. > > > So I'll get back to this later. > > > Adios Amigo! > > Good luck with that ....
