human condition

Also a 2009 post I never got around to publishing, probably because it's so short.

This condition of life that we have became to me seems contradictive. Why do we still have such a strong fear centered emotional mind? The irrational outbursts and quick fight or flight responses to situations make the worst of most situations. We have not evolved very much recently. I am unsure if we will evolve much more beyond our current species because of our power of tools. Tools give us the advantage to not need to evolve. We are adapted perfectly to this world. We can use almost everything available to us. It's an incredible feat, especially considering how ignorant we've been for so long. Thank science for the scientific revolution. It has allowed us a step away from the fear. We have plenty of time to go before we can remove the fear that holds us. In my country, the United States, we have an increasing populous of fear mongers. Whether it be religious, political, racist, xenophobic, terrorist, etc the ignorance and fear is more prominent than curiosity and strong will.