2007-03-16 20:43:00 · 14 answers · asked by SD 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Yes, let's say your standing on top of a tall building at it's edge. If you didn't have the fear of falling you wouldn't bother to be careful and there fore risk falling off.
2007-03-16 20:48:21 · answer #1 · answered by Sunset 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think fear is a basic instinct and is necessary to survive. If we felt no fear about anything, then we would walk in front of speeding cars, jump off buildings, walk up to wild animals, etc. Some fear is necessary for our survival.
2007-03-17 06:51:08 · answer #2 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you equate fear with good sense, then, yes, we do. We wouldn't live long without it. On the other hand, fear can get out of hand and turn us into (at least internally) cowering fools. Some fear is genetic, others learned. We will have to create ways to raise children without fear, yet with good sense to be able to eliminate the learned version. We have a L - O - N - G way to go.
2007-03-17 04:20:55 · answer #3 · answered by Jeanne B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without a certain amount of fear you would be killed. For instance the fear of being run over keeps a person from walking down the fast lane of a freeway, or the fear of falling keeps people from jumping off cliffs. Common sense has a fear component built into it.
2007-03-17 03:57:26 · answer #4 · answered by Jim C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fear is necessary to stay alive. If we didn't have fear we would do some really stupid stuff, like drive 150 miles per hour or try to fly off high buildings.
2007-03-17 04:07:29 · answer #5 · answered by starflower 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is more like natural to have some fear because it helps you stay out of the danger zone.
2007-03-17 03:46:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-17 03:56:48 · answer #7 · answered by wayfoward 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fear is what keeps us from danger. This is why most of us don't run into danger, because danger can kill you.
2007-03-17 03:48:43 · answer #8 · answered by navig8r 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no one is without fear.
everyone fears death and I don't care who you are. say you don't all you want until it is at your door and you are begging for it to give you more time
2007-03-17 04:38:42 · answer #9 · answered by AveGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. If we didn't have fear, we would probably all end up dead. For example, if we didn't fear AIDS, we would all have casual, unprotected sex and die.
2007-03-17 03:46:11 · answer #10 · answered by Peanut Butter 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋