drsillyus t1_iy6ifkq wrote
Reply to comment by PeeledCrepes in The fact that Cats are far more dangerous than Wolf Spiders, yet we love them far more and are far less afraid of them, says a lot about how humans value physical appearance in creatures by Run_MCID37
That's an opinion, not backed up by the evidence.
Evolution also selected for the following, in relation to spiders and other crawling insects.
Killing them, hiding behind those who kill them, staying in a group that deters insects, people who make fires, people who avoided all bugs and more.
Just becasue some people have no Innate fear of insects, does not mean that evolution has not selected for revulsion towards insects.
The fact that so much knowledge is available about how harmless most insects are medical treatment exists for nearly all bites, yet arachnaphobia does not go away, kind of shows you how persistent the fear is in some humans.
Just because you don't think it makes sense, doesn't mean evolution hasn't selected for it.
Many pointless things get passed on. Fear of the specific is a real evolution.
Why else would a cat, who has seen snake like toys, still recoil in fear over a fake snake behind them?
Because snakes fed on cats a lot.
Just like minor insect injuries killed countless millions of humans over the millenia
PeeledCrepes t1_iy6stkt wrote
Humans aren't social and use fire to repel insects... nor does being social or in a group stop an insect? Arachnaphobia doesn't go away cause people don't want bit? People are scared of bees where unless your allergic it does nothing, people are scared of ants for the same reason. Cats are scared of snakes because snakes are silent. Snakes feed on cats when possible considering a ton of snakes couldn't eat a full grown cat. I get what your saying it's just in practice, my kid isn't scared of spiders. I am almost not scared of spiders, is that because evolution? No I learned how to deal with spiders and stopped being scared (ironically same with bees, just don't bother them and they don't bother you)
drsillyus t1_iy6tlz8 wrote
You keep thinking evolituon is logical and follows exact death tolls
It doesn't. Learn more come back ffs. You're pretty much a kid or severely learning disabled to be this far off the point and this unable to grasp evolution
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