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Jangchub wrote:

I don't think animals fear nearly as much as humans. Fear is a
byproduct of the ego, which I don't think afflict animals, because
they just pee or crap anywhere and don't have any shame for it. Nor do
they have possessions to covet or social status to protect. I think
they may experience some fear, but that could also be their instinct
('spidey senses') telling them to beware of something. Not to get too
Eckhart Tolle on you, but they are probably a lot more in touch with
their intuition and live in complete presence and joy.

Thank you, but I think I'll trust what The Dalai Lama teaches
regarding suffering and fear. Humans are also animals. Parrots
absoluteley have social structure, as do whales, and many othe mammals
including wolves.

I read about a test once, which is to say I can't remember the source,
that bred some small fish to be assertive, others of the same species
was not specially treated, and a third group was conditioned to be
fearful. They put the fish together and added some predators. As you
might guess, the small assertive fish disappeared first, then the
average fish, and lastly the fearful fish. Fear can be a survival tool,
if you know when to pick it up and when to put it down. Not being to put
it down means that you are neurotic.
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