Fear and Society

My epiphany for the day:
Society was originally created by mankind to protect him from what it feared most; Nature!
3000 years later, mankind no longer fears nature. It's greatest fear is now Society!



Society; in the sense that it's other people. We no longer have to fear animal attacks and victimization by nature. But attacks and victimization by other people is very much a concern.

Admittedly, nature still holds quite a bit of sway over us. In the form of disease, sickness and natural disasters... I just think it's interesting that now, we fear other people more than we fear other animals.