Ancestral Fear

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Just as easily as we can tap into our DNA to find out what diseases we are more susceptible to scientists can find out where and why our fears came about and maybe provide insight to why people have fears they can not explain. Fear is not just a feeling, it is a behavior passed down from generation to generation. Fear is something that has always been present in human beings. From the very day we are conceived to our birth we have and develop fears. Some of these fears include those of the unknown, the dark, animals, sounds. These are all examples of phobias that can not be explained in infants and small children. Scientists explain that in earlier times people had a better reason to be afraid of the dark due to the fact of today's advanced technology. Some people are afraid of animals (dogs and cats) in earlier times people lived in tribes that were not heavily protected, most were only surrounded by twigs and sharp branches, yet this did not always keep the predators out. In that age humans were the prey and warriors would give their lives to protect the only home the tribe people have. This fear of animals may also go along with the fear of the dark because when man lost natural light they had nothing to protect themselves with. The predators came out to feed at night, on animals or humans, it did not matter which as long as the animal could make a kill. With much research and experiment science may provide an answer to these draining questions.
Most of these are not learned fears, a person must be born with such feelings. This causes for scientific intervention and much question on the rest of the worlds part. Scientists suggest that memories are passed down from ancestors through genetic switches, sortve like how a child g...

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...ll of cherry blossom and virtually all of the pups showed a profound fear of the smell. This trait showed itself in the next generation and the next. This profound and interesting information provides the researchers with more information about why humans fears and can not explain.Through all of this the scientists and researchers have been provided with important information that can help them find the answers for the reason we as humans fear.

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"Phobias May Be Memories Passed down in Genes from Ancestors." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 31 May 2001. Web. 28 May 20

"Scientists Prove That Fears and Memories Can Be Inherited via Sperm | ExtremeTech." ExtremeTech. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 May 2014.

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