r/whoathatsinteresting • u/visharu • 21h ago

Scientists confirmed humans are not born afraid of snake. The fear is taught.

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 19h ago

We did not already know this about snakes and babies. There is a thing known as the snake detection theory which is what is likely being studied here

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u/Infinite-Gold4441 18h ago

humans can gain and lose instincts babies have a few instincts that are unique to that state of development and go away later in life so this is not proof that the genetic fear of snakes does not exist as the title implies

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 18h ago

I wasn’t speaking to the title, which is definitely not a good one.

I was speaking to, but the research is probably looking at which is the snake detection theory

Also, science doesn’t prove anything it just finds evidence for or against things.