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Originally Posted by Ub3rD4n
Wait, wait...humans have been proven to NOT have a fear of snakes? Not that I'm calling you a liar, but mind if I ask where you found that? Just seems kinda weird, seeing as everyone I know is a little scared of them despite never having any real contact with them. In fact, as far as I know, the people with contact with snakes are LESS likely to be afraid, cause most snakes are harmless to humans and so holding, seeing etc them helps people to realise that.
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I think what she means is, people aren't born being afraid of snakes, because it's only through learning that we ever discover what snakes even are, and that learning almost always involves the idea that snakes are bad.