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The science of fear has much to teach us about where fears come from and why—and how we should care for the feeling without becoming ruled by it.

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Some say we live in a culture of fear: Terrorists, internet stalkers, crystal meth, avian flu, genetically modified organisms, contaminated food, contaminated water, contaminated air, climate change, carcinogens, breast implants, the obesity epidemic, pesticides, West Nile virus, SARS, mad cow disease, flesh-eating diseases, road rage, pedophiles lurking in parks and internet chat rooms, Satanic cults, crack cocaine, herpes, school shootings, genetically enhanced bioweapons, self-replicating nanotechnology that turns everything into “gray goo,” weird experiments in physics that could create a black hole sucking in and destroying the planet. (Daniel Gardner, The Science of Fear, 6-7).

There seems to be an awful lot to be scared of. It's the defining slogan of our times: “Be afraid. Be very afraid.”

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Running Scared by Rev. Meredith Garmon

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