Published on 12, July, 2020
To be aware of it is the scariest thing in the universe --- If it exists outside our perception. Awareness that we are nothing compared to the size of the universe and our time of existence in this universe is less than the blink of a cosmic eye. Awareness that our senses are drastically limited to perceive the true nature of the universe. Awareness that any amount of scientific knowledge won’t be enough for us to differentiate if the universe is subjective or objective, that we're pre-programmed or we have a free will, that we are created or are we the result of some random events (or experiment). For me this is my broad view. At a more personal level what scares you.
I have always had a fear of spiders and snakes. With regard to the latter, my mother has a phobia of snakes and I picked up on her fear at a very young age.
The sight of things like electricity pylons, TV and telephone masts scares me, and also the architecture of cathedrals and certain churches.
The prospect of ever needing to have an operation scares me. When I was pregnant with my son, I remember spending the last few weeks of the pregnancy feeling terrified that I would end up needing to have an emergency C-section.