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Originally Posted by truncated
Theoretically, one can only truly fear what one has previously experienced, as (logical) fear is largely based upon the anticipation of unpleasant consequences; and we can only deem something unpleasant having encountered it before. We can conceptualize a fear of the unknown, but not actually 'possess' it.
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Surely the fear of death disproves this theory.
Unless you're calling fear of death
irrational.
And as fear is an emotion, something internal and intangible, how can
conceptualized and
actual fear be differentiated?