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RE: Werewolves: The Beginning of a Myth & its Scientifical Explanation
Today we forgot how is it like when we are feeling our deepest fears.
Most of the people have never experienced the real wilderness during the night.
Even with a gun, it's not pleasant when all the sounds amplify during the night and every shadow could be the last thing you will see.
The country with the most extensive historical records is France, where nearly 7,600 fatal attacks were documented from 1200 to 1920.
Just imagine how many attacks actually happened.
We right now live in an era of comfort that was never achieved before in human history. We have warm shelters, "infinte" supplies and water, and are provided with electrical energy which makes our lives easier.
What makes any kind of story about supernatural creatures believable is the fear of true wilderness, of the unknown. And I think this unknown fear is what tends to distort perceptions of reality given the right conditions.
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