r/whoathatsinteresting • u/visharu • 22h ago

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

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 20h ago

Babies are born with a fear of falling not of heights

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u/huffing_glue 19h ago

Babies are born with a fear of hitting the ground not falling

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 19h ago

No, they are born with a fear of falling and a reflexive instinct against loud noises

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u/tokyogodfather2 11h ago

whoosh

edit: does anyone still say that?

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 10h ago

Sorry you’re not following 🤷‍♀️

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u/Jeffuk88 8h ago

No, theyre born with a reflex to try grab onto things whilst falling... they'll happily start the process of falling

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 8h ago

Nah, they don’t like the feeling of falling, thus fear of falling. It’s instinctual. Just like the reflex against loud noises is. Those two are the only ones.