But no one would be afraid of the largest truck parked on the side of the road or the largest spider if we knew it wasn't venomous.
I hope you clear my thoughts if I'm wrong in some point.
Best regards.
@brianklaas First, I'd like to commend you on your wonderful book, which I'm still reading. However, I've come to a point I'm not convinced of, and perhaps don't understand. You stated in your book, "Psychologists have shown an inconsistency in how we remain... ( see show more )
I disagree with what you said in Chapter 4, on page 94. We simply fear snakes and spiders because we don't know if they are venomous or not. Similarly, we fear cars if we exceed the speed limit significantly or cross a busy street. ( see last part below)
.. instinctively afraid of snakes and spiders, even though they pose no danger to modern humans..." You continued, "We should be afraid of cars today, because our minds haven't kept pace with progress." ( see next part below)