Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Fearless


At the heart of much speculative fiction (and fiction in general) is a question. What if? On Tuesdays I like to throw one out there and see what you make of it. Do with it as you please. If a for-instance is not specified, feel free to interpret that instance as you wish. And if you find this becomes a novel-length answer, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements. 😉

What if there was a pill that would take all of your fear(s) away?

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  1. LisaDecember 21, 2021 at 10:44 AM

    I wouldn't take it. Probably a bad idea. Fear is an instinct to keep us safe. If we are fearful of an unreasonable thing, say the sound of a train whistle (I just heard one, and will guess some do have the fear, and it isn't unreasonable to them) maybe get to the root of it, because a pill covers over the fear. My son and I are debating this right now! He's often the devil's advocate! He wonders if we would become immune to the fear after a dose or two...

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    1. Liz A.December 21, 2021 at 1:24 PM

      Yeah, some fear is needed. But, those with anxiety issues have an overdeveloped sense of fear (where they're afraid all the time for no reason). In that case, there's rarely a root to be found that can help the situation.

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  2. J E OneilDecember 21, 2021 at 11:09 AM

    Sign me up yesterday.

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  3. BirgitDecember 21, 2021 at 11:17 AM

    Sounds good but I might tale half a pill just so I don't climb up the side of some building

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    1. Liz A.December 21, 2021 at 1:25 PM

      Yeah, I could foresee the whole thing backfiring somehow.

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  4. PamDecember 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM

    My fears are not that bad so I prob would not need them but if they were really bad then I would take one.

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    1. Liz A.December 21, 2021 at 1:25 PM

      Sounds like you would benefit from half a dose or such ;)

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  5. Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork AppliquéDecember 21, 2021 at 1:56 PM

    I would rather like better a pill against doubt and uncertainty 😉

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  6. AlanaDecember 21, 2021 at 2:08 PM

    At first I thought, sign me up immediately. But yes, fear has a purpose. It's excess fear/phobias (I suffer from a couple)that are the problem, and if that pill could work on my phobias, that would be wonderful.

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    1. Liz A.December 21, 2021 at 2:57 PM

      There has to be a balance. Not everything is all good or all bad.

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  7. peppylady (Dora)December 21, 2021 at 8:43 PM

    They're a reason why we have fears.
    Coffee is on and stay safe

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