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Originally Posted by photon
Maybe... there's been lots of times when I've been in a situation where I felt afraid because of a situation that has been associated with violence or whatever.
However I knew my fear was irrational because while the chances of something happening in that situation were higher than in broad daylight in the middle of the street or something (all things being equal), but I also understood that the overall chances of something happening were quite low due simply to statistics of incidents of violent crime.
So while I felt fear, I didn't transfer that to every white/black/tall/fat/conservative/male/female/canine individual(s) as a potential threat.
And I have had things happen to me that could be considered to have conditioned me to be more fearful of certain situations.
But I'm not a girl so it could be different, I was hoping to find someone solidly in agreement with Watson to explain it.
Is it justified fear? Or is it like being a helicopter parent that lives in fear of abductions and goes to great lengths to that end when their child is far more likely to be harmed by an accident or poison or some such.
I guess, though depends on that 1%, if it is even that high. If it was purely self preservation those same people shouldn't be anywhere near a car.
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Oh, I'm not saying it's justified, in fact I think I go on from there. But you asked to explain and so I was explaining her points as best I could.