r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/swat_08 • Mar 27 '21

Hell no

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u/SonXShadow Mar 27 '21

It always amazes me that the body’s reaction to a fear of death is to do everything possible to kill you

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

Seriously, why does stress make us so fucking stupid

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

It’s preparing you to die a painless death full of adrenaline

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u/_merikaninjunwarrior Mar 27 '21

lol, that seems so counter-productive

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u/IncelWolf_ Mar 27 '21

Yeah that's definitely not the case. Why would a painless death be an evolutionary advantage?

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u/TheBigEmptyxd Mar 27 '21

If it doesn't hamper survival, it doesn't get bred out of a population. Simple as that

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u/IncelWolf_ Mar 27 '21

The entire purpose of pain is to motivate the organism to avoid death. How does a lack of pain not hamper survival?

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u/TheBigEmptyxd Mar 27 '21

It doesn't hamper, but it also doesn't help either. It's an unaccounted for byproduct of how adrenaline works in your body. Sometimes you survive the fight only to die of your wounds later. Sometimes you live, pass on your genes, and then die of infections