Fear fear itself?

They say love makes the world around. It is said to be the last bastion that would the human race from annihilation. Our neocortical part of the brain, no doubt brought about leaps of advances to ease civilisation, from organised building civil societies, mammoth engineering feats and abstract thoughts, it is no match for the dormant reptilian brain which is lurking in the background. It is scheming its next movement to destroy his neighbours not only for mating and food but just he does not share his beliefs, dress and speak differently.

It is fear that makes the world go around. Fear is the one that puts us on our toes to leap forward to new heights, new discoveries and innovate ways to lead to our destruction. Our fear of foreigners, of people different from us who do things different than how we do things push us to the limit to 'protect' ourselves from the destruction of our own convictions. We satisfy ourselves in short term thinkings to create an unreal picture of the future. We fail to see our own follies. We cherry pick what we want to see and hate to reflect upon ourselves and our actions.

“Both fear and reason are essential to human survival, but the relationship between them is unbalanced. Reason may sometimes dissipate fear, but fear frequently shuts down reason.” Al Gore in the book 'Assault on Reason'.