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597: Neal Allen and Anne Lamott

Duncan Trussell Family Hour

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Insights on Fear, Civilization, and Trust

Fear is often instilled in people through societal pressures to strive for material possessions and higher standards of living, leading to irrational fears and survival-based decision making. This fear is ingrained in civilization, where the shift from small tribes to living amongst strangers leads to a defaulting to distrust. The fear projected onto others stems from the lack of trust due to their unfamiliarity, leading to the perception of them as potential threats. This societal fear manifests as an Egragor, residing in the collective fear shared by individuals, which can lead to aggression, lying, and survival-based behavior. This fear is rooted in the transition from small, trusting tribes to larger, more distrustful societies, causing people to project fear onto others as a means of survival.

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