• Dabundis@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The reasoned par of my brain wholeheartedly agrees with you, and when I can convince myself to do so, I let them vibe. Unfortunately the reasoned part of my brain is powerless to stop the fight or flight response that happens when [spindly-legged creature] crosses my field of view. It simply happens.

    If reasoning alone could overcome an otherwise unreasonable physiological response, then allergies wouldn’t exist.