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Why logic cannot override primal fear responses

I pride myself on being rational but I am terrified of flying and no amount of statistics about safety makes the fear go away.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Rational understanding often proves powerless against deeply embedded survival mechanisms that operate below the level of conscious thought.

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