Our instinctive emotions are those that we have inherited from a much more dangerous world, and contain, therefore, a larger portion of fear than they should.

Summary

This quote suggests that our innate emotions are a result of our evolutionary past, rooted in a world where danger was more prevalent. As a consequence, these emotions, such as fear, may play a larger role in our current lives than necessary. In other words, our instinctive responses may be exaggerated due to our evolutionary history, often causing us to react with more fear than the situation truly calls for in our relatively safer modern environment.

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