that most fears are not rational, across the board. Police, shoot-outs, bar fight, plane crash, murder, etc. Most of this shit is not going to happen to you. No one sits down at a list of the shit most likely to kill them and then bases their fears on that accordingly. I don't do it, your friend doesn't do it, and I bet sure as shit that you don't do it unless you're a health nut with the diet of a seven day Adventist.

If someone is afraid of dogs because they were bitten by one as a kid, are you gonna show them stats about how infrequent dog attacks are with any hope that you'll convince them to just go over and give Fido a nice belly rub?






"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts..." -The Bard