Fear of Uncertainty: A Disertation

[IR_Efrem]

I do not believe in a puppet master myself. I do not totally discount a possibility though. I find it difficult to completely discount anything, I do tend to stubbornly stick to my own belief systems though.

Where fear is concerned, this is a complex situation because fear is created. Often fear is created from (ir)rational thought or (ir)rational conception. Finding a base reason to be afraid of any one thing can be a daunting task. Everyone is afraid for different reasons, even if the base process is the same.

Fear of an automobile accident can be because we don't want to get hurt (or hurt someone) because: you were in a car accident once, it scared the life out of you, and you came close to getting hurt very badly -- you were never in a car accident, but statistics say X number of people die in car crashes and you don't want to end up that way.

So what is the factor behind being more cautious when driving: fear of unknown, fear of hurting some one, fear of hurting yourself, fear of living through a crippling injury, or just plain fear of death?

Can it be all, or does it have to be one? Does irrational fear have to be stigmatized as something bad? Is rational fear any better than irrational if the outcome isn't bad?

[Duke]

Originally Posted by Scott

So tell me, if you "Do not have some level of control over your destiny" then how are you able to decide to slow down on icy roads?

I don't believe this has anything to do with destiny, it simply means I understand that driving like a lunatic on icy roads may end up in disaster. I just don't see that as destiny, I see it as common sense and I don't believe it's been decided by a higher power whether or not I'll crash.

Either I mis-phrased my original reply or it's been misread, I do believe I have a measure of control over what happens to me, I don't believe I'm doing as was planned out for me.

Now that I've reread my first reply it does sound somewhat like stereo instructions, my bad

[PepsiChic]

Originally Posted by Duke

I don't believe this has anything to do with destiny, it simply means I understand that driving like a lunatic on icy roads may end up in disaster. I just don't see that as destiny, I see it as common sense and I don't believe it's been decided by a higher power whether or not I'll crash.

Either I mis-phrased my original reply or it's been misread, I do believe I have a measure of control over what happens to me, I don't believe I'm doing as was planned out for me.

Now that I've reread my first reply it does sound somewhat like stereo instructions, my bad

its ok duke lol i figured out what you meant and explained it lol

Originally Posted by Scott

I do not believe that you're not right!!!