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Comment author: WalterL 06 May 2016 07:56:23PM 5 points [-]

False hopes are more dangerous than fears.

J. R. R. TOLKIEN, The Children of Hurin

Comment author: username2 07 May 2016 08:03:16AM 1 point [-]

Well, an evolutionary purpose of fear and our reactions to it is to protect us from dangers. It would be doing a bad job if it wasn't at least a little bit helpful.

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