haxxiy said:
Irrationally... but instinctively. The reactions are predictable for a large majority of the time. You see, back when humans lived in the savannas it was well imprinted in their brains, due to evolution, the way they would react when faced with situations... well, not like this, but the whole thing of being afraid of the dark, being scared of noises and so on existed exactly so we could survive instead of walking fearlessly and stupidly towards an apex predator. Most of times, as you can imagine due to our size next to them, we survived by getting afraid and running the fuck away. That's why "flight or fight" usually is "flight" when we are met with an unknown threat. |
Yeah, I'm aware of that...
Individuals vary. Put two different people on a rollercoaster. While one may have the time of their life, the other may absolutely hate the experience even though they both underwent the exact same thing.
People's states of mind can result in varied behavior as well. To give an anecdotal example, back when I lived in New Mexico, a teen and his friends smoked a joint and decided to explore the desert a bit. They came upon a cave and entered with a flashlight. After several minutes of walking, the flashlight died leaving them in pitch black. At that instant everyone freaked out, but while most of them abruptly stopped when faced with this, the one boy got scared and started running... and fell to his death in a mine shaft.
Again, people's behavior can vary. Just look at this thread; most of us would freak out, but while I would (hopefully) remain rational, others stated that they would probably hit her.
