THE SIX MOST COMMON HUMAN FEARS
Every person is subject to the effects of six fundamental fears. The smaller worries might be categorized under these six fears. The six basic or major anxieties are listed here, along with the origins from which they are thought to have evolved. Click to read about them on their own respective pages.
The six basic fears are:
a. The fear of Poverty
b. The fear of Old Age
c. The fear of Criticism
d. The fear of Loss of Love of Someone
e. The fear of Ill Health
f. The fear of Death
Examine the list, then make note of your personal anxieties and determine which of the six categories they fall under.
Every human being who has reached the age of comprehension is, to some extent, held down by one or more of these six basic anxieties. Let us explore the sources from which we inherited these six faults as the first step toward eliminating them.
PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL HEREDITY
All that man is, both physically and psychologically, is the result of two types of inheritance. The first is known as physical heredity, while the second is known as social heredity.
Through the law of physical heredity, man gradually evolved from the amoeba (a single-celled animal form) through phases of development matching all known animal forms existing on this planet, including those previously known to exist but now extinct.
Every generation that man has passed through has instilled in him some of the features, habits, and physical appearance of that generation. As a result, man’s bodily inheritance is a diverse collection of numerous habits and physical shapes.
While the six basic fears of man could not have been inherited through physical heredity (these six basic fears being mental states of mind and thus not capable of transmission through physical heredity), it is obvious that a most favorable lodging place for these six fears has been provided through physical heredity.
It is well known, for example, that the entire process of physical evolution is based on death, destruction, pain, and cruelty; that the elements of the earth’s soil find transportation in their upward climb through an evolution based on the death of one form of life in order for another and higher form to exist. All vegetation survives by “consuming” the components of the soil and the air. All animal life survives by “consuming” another, lesser form or some sort of flora.
All vegetation cells have a very high level of intelligence. Cells in every animal’s life have a very high level of intelligence as well.
Without a doubt, the animal cells of a fish have learned from hard experience that the group of animal cells known as a fish hawk should be feared.
Because many animal forms (including most men) survive by devouring smaller and weaker creatures, the “cell intelligence” of these animals that enter and become a part of man brings with it the FEAR that arose from their experience of being devoured alive.
This theory may appear to be far-fetched, and it may not be true, but it is at the very least a logical theory. The author makes no specific point about this hypothesis, and he does not emphasize that it explains any of the six main anxieties. There is another, much better explanation for the root of these anxieties, which we shall investigate further, beginning with a discussion of social heredity.
By far the most important part of man’s makeup comes from the law of social heredity, which refers to the methods by which one generation imposes on the minds of the generation under its immediate control the superstitions, beliefs, legends, and ideas that it, in turn, inherited from the generation before.
The term “social heredity” should be understood to mean any and all sources of knowledge through which a person acquires knowledge, such as religious and other schooling; reading; word-of-mouth conversation; storytelling; and all manner of thought inspiration derived from what is commonly accepted as one’s “personal experiences.“
Through the operation of the law of social heredity, anyone in control of a child’s mind can plant any idea, whether false or true, in that child’s mind in such a way that the child accepts it as true, and it becomes as much a part of the child’s personality as any cell or organ of the child’s physical body (and just as hard to change in its nature).
REMEMBER that when you schedule an appointment with someone else, you accept the obligation of being on time, and you have no right to be even a single minute late.
The religionist plants in the infant mind, through the law of social heredity, dogmas and creeds, and religious ceremonies too numerous to list, holding those ideas before that mind until the mind accepts them and forever seals them as a part of its irreversible conviction.
The mind of a child who has not reached the age of general awareness, for example, during the first two years of life, is plastic, open, clean, and free. No matter how illogical or unreasonable an idea may be, it will take root and flourish in a child’s mind because they have faith in that person.
Many religionists say that they can so profoundly implant the tenets of their religion in the mind of a child that there is no room for any other religion, in whole or in part, in that mind. The claims are not overdrawn significantly.
With this explanation of how the rule of social heredity works, the student will be prepared to investigate the sources from which man gets the six main anxieties. Furthermore, any student (except those who have not yet matured enough to examine the truth that treads on the “pet corns” of their own superstitions) can test the validity of the principle of social heredity as it is applied here to the six basic fears without leaving his or her own personal experiences.
Fortunately, virtually all of the evidence presented in this lesson is of such a form that anyone truly seeking the truth may determine for themselves whether the evidence is valid or not.
For the time being, set aside your prejudices and preconceived views (you can always go back and pick them up again) while we investigate the origin and nature of man’s six worst enemies, the six fundamental fears.
