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The Uncanny Valley Theory
The uncanny valley has like nobody can say definitively what it is, why those things creep us out and make us feel really uncomfortable. But there are a few theories that I think are really interesting. One of them is that perhaps it looks to us or may remind us of a dead body, which we want to avoidor someone who may be infected with something like rabies. Another theory is that it has to do with empathy. So these things that are a little inhuman are more difficult to empathize with or read empathy from. There's like a feeling of being like a little bit soulless.
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