Quotes, The Assault on Reason (2007)
Context: It is well documented that humans are especially fearful of threats that can be easily pictured or imagined. For example, one study found that people are willing to spend significantly more for flight insurance that covers "death by terrorism" than for flight insurance that covers "death by any cause." Now, logically, flight insurance for death by any cause would cover terrorism in addition to a number of other potential problems. But something about the buzzword terrorism creates a vivid impression that generates excessive fear.
“Can you imagine a life with no fear? What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats?”
Source: Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear
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American clergyman and writer 1955Related quotes
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Source: Speech in Lugansk, March 14, 2014. Video https://ok.ru/video/4652139916 available on ok.ru.