2006-08-04 06:42:59 · 11 answers · asked by rodneycrater 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
afraid??? in reference to what????
Afraid of leaving their small little world because it is comfortable, reliable and easy...
afraid of the hurt that might come if they experience a sexual encounter outside their usual zone....
afraid to stick their neck out for someone, or some cause....
afraid of so many bits of life they can't be explained briefly..
creativity being stifled...only if creativity is limited by external experiences...
the internal is as vast as the imaginary universe...all things exist there..don't you agree...?
2006-08-04 06:54:33 · answer #1 · answered by tincre 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its natural to be afraid, or cautious of the unknown. We certainly may not have been as plentiful a species if we didn't have this natural fear. It probably starts from an early age when we, as children, begin to explore and get hurt, burned, stung, cut, bruised etc etc. as we explore the unknown. In the case of a child this could be a climbing over the crib bars and falling to the ground. Thus we learn early to be cautious with what we don't have experience and knowledge of because we may get hurt, or we may not get the results we desired.
Does it (fear) stifle creativity? Yes, it may. The dark ages are a good example of this. I would imagine that a preternatural fear of the unknown would stifle creativity and even may be the cause of many neurotic and even psychotic episodes: shut ins come to mind as a possible result of a preternatural fear of the unknown. But, I think fear of the unknown can also give us a healthy cautious attitude.
2006-08-04 07:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by carlos p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only some people are truly afraid of the unknown and won't leave their comfort zone for anything. Most people will venture away from what their comfort zone and explore unknown things and ideas. Creativity is only stifled when an entire population decides to or is told to have a certain belief system where everything outside of that belief system is false or wicked (take your pick).
I do believe that creativity and exploration can only be held in check so long - we humans are curious creatures.
2006-08-04 06:52:44 · answer #3 · answered by Susan G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The strongest instinct in human beings may be the will to survive, but instead the drive to do what is familar. The quickest thing a people seem to learn is a rut, we seem to be masters of that. We each have our own comfort zone, and it is made out of the things we know best. It is strange, though, that a person will continue to do the same things over and over again, even when they aren't working.
Comfort zones are the inventor of mediocrity, and mediocrity is the inventor of boredom, and boredom is the killer of success and creativity.
Fear of the unknown is just our resistance to getting outside our comfort zones.
2006-08-04 07:53:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we each have our own limitations. I think those self-imposed limitations also change over our lifetime. Thankfully, there are many who have braved the unknown to give us the freedom, knowledge and technical advancement we enjoy in the 21st century. But if everyone were fearless to the point of recklessness, would anyone survive to enjoy these benefits?
2006-08-04 06:54:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, in severe college or perhaps in basic terms a touch after severe college i exchange into very fearful of intimacy. i could no longer even hug my acquaintances with the aid of fact it purely felt so extraordinary for my physique. i did no longer kiss a guy till i exchange into 18 and once I did my physique completely tensed up with the aid of fact it exchange into so surprising for me lol. and that i nonetheless hate PDA and feeling susceptible. i'm over the actual intimacy ingredient although. i admire kissing and hugging now. I even have been clinically determined with prevalent tension sickness and that i constantly theory i could be terrible at kissing, that i did no longer need to kiss every physique. yet i'm greater effectual now. I nonetheless have not had intercourse and am worried approximately that, yet i think of it is common for multiple youthful women folk.
2016-10-01 11:39:18 · answer #6 · answered by amaya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question. I think people are afraid of the unknown because, in a way, they're afraid of themselves.
2006-08-04 06:46:49 · answer #7 · answered by Crosby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW .That is a new thought.It is the unknown that challenges and provokes interest.The unknown is responsible for all advancements,without the unknown there would be no exploration,no creativity:mankind would become stagnant and advance no more.
2006-08-04 11:09:59 · answer #8 · answered by wibad100 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think so. If Eve was scared of the unknown fact of god we all would not be here in this world sitting and asking questions to each other and helping every one get a real good message.
DONT YOU THINK SO.......
2006-08-04 07:05:30 · answer #9 · answered by kavitha g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good and thoughtful question, I for one embrace the unknown, I love learning new things and philosophizing about the unknown, it makes for good conversation
2006-08-04 06:47:45 · answer #10 · answered by pkingman1274 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋