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| Another common theory that is sometimes recognized is that people fear death because they do not know what happens afterwards.Though some people have a religion or a preconceived cognation of what will happen after death. They fear death because they cling to life and enjoy too much to let it go. | | Another common theory that is sometimes recognized is that people fear death because they do not know what happens afterwards.Though some people have a religion or a preconceived cognation of what will happen after death. They fear death because they cling to life and enjoy too much to let it go. |
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− | [[Magic]] is natural to a savage. He believes that an enemy can actually be killed by practicing [[sorcery]] on his shingled hair or fingernail trimmings. The fatality of snake bites was attributed to the magic of the sorcerer. The difficulty in combating magic arises from the [[fact]] that fear can kill. Primitive peoples so feared magic that it did actually kill, and such results were sufficient to substantiate this erroneous [[belief]]. In case of failure there was always some plausible explanation; the cure for defective magic was more magic.[http://www.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper88.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper88.html&line=87#mfs] | + | [[Magic]] is natural to a savage. He believes that an enemy can actually be killed by practicing [[sorcery]] on his shingled hair or fingernail trimmings. The fatality of snake bites was attributed to the magic of the sorcerer. The difficulty in combating magic arises from the [[fact]] that fear can kill. Primitive peoples so feared magic that it did actually kill, and such results were sufficient to substantiate this erroneous [[belief]]. In case of failure there was always some plausible explanation; the cure for defective magic was more magic.[https://www.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=https://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper88.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper88.html&line=87#mfs] |
| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| Krishnamurti, Jiddu, On Fear, Harper Collins, ISBN 0-06-251014-2 (1995) | | Krishnamurti, Jiddu, On Fear, Harper Collins, ISBN 0-06-251014-2 (1995) |
| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
− | * [http://people.howstuffworks.com/fear.htm How Stuff Works - Fear] | + | * [https://people.howstuffworks.com/fear.htm How Stuff Works - Fear] |
− | * [http://www.nel.edu/23_2/NEL230202R01_Grammer.htm The Scent of Fear, a Research Study] | + | * [https://www.nel.edu/23_2/NEL230202R01_Grammer.htm The Scent of Fear, a Research Study] |
− | * [http://www.thefamousquotations.com/subjects/fear-quotations.htm Quotations on Fear] | + | * [https://www.thefamousquotations.com/subjects/fear-quotations.htm Quotations on Fear] |
− | * [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06020b.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' "Fear (in Canon Law)"] | + | * [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06020b.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' "Fear (in Canon Law)"] |
− | * [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06021a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' "Fear (from a Moral Standpoint)"] | + | * [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06021a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' "Fear (from a Moral Standpoint)"] |
− | * [http://www.panicattackpedia.com Panic Attacks] by PanicAttackPedia.com | + | * [https://www.panicattackpedia.com Panic Attacks] by PanicAttackPedia.com |
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| [[Category: Psychology]] | | [[Category: Psychology]] |