The idea of fear being a necessary emotion is a fair one, one that I subscribed to for a long while. In fact, I came up with the conclusion myself before ever hearing it in mainstream discourse. I would always ask myself; how did the first human being learn to not jump off a cliff? Of course, this was a dumb question, Adam was more intelligent than all of us on Earth today put together, considering he knew God on a face-to-face basis, and, for a brief moment, lived in paradise. Nevertheless, if you slightly change the wording of that sentence, from ‘the first human’ to the first humans after the flood, it makes more sense. I mean, if I was born after the flood and I saw a Lion I might go to play with it, in theory? How would I even know that it would bite my hand off without another person telling me? This is where fear comes in. David, with no knowledge of gravity stands at the edge of a cliff and feels afraid, he decides to take a step back instead of a step forward, thus saving his life. Another man, Barrack, with no knowledge of savage beasts, sees a Lion, growling, and runs instead of petting it. This is where fear originated and thus fear itself is of no harm, but the way fear manifests itself today in the 21st century is the problem. I disagree. Stop and think about it for a second, would David Barrack feel the same feeling? Most would say yes, but how does that make any sense. David simply steps back,§ and his feeling is gone, whereas Barrack has a longer and more dreadful feeling which only leaves when the threat is completely over. As a matter of fact, even after the Lion leaves, Barrack would probably still feel that feeling. So how can those two feelings, be the same? The first issue with fear then, is that it is a broad idea that people do not even understand. I could search on google for a definition, but to be honest I can’t be bothered. The feeling experienced by Barrack is fear, the one experienced by David is intuition or instinct (also known as fight or flight). Intuition can sometimes make you feel good, bad, or anxious in the moment, but it’s ultimately a way for your body to guide you into making better decisions. So, when the next idiot scientist says fear is good because it keeps you safe, keep in your mind, and explain to others, that those are your instincts and your intuition, not your fear. Barrack who encountered the Lion probably would feel uneasy, perhaps he did not listen to his intuition, perhaps he did. What is important is that the fear he felt, was not necessary for him to run away. All he would need would be that quick feeling of uneasiness and worry before leaving the situation. You can easily see why fear is unnecessary when separating it from intuition and instinct. if instinct made him run initially, then there is no reason for him to feel fear. Fight or flight has already pumped adrenaline in him, so fear is not going to make him faster, it also won’t keep another Lion from coming back tomorrow. Now that intuition or instinct has been separated from fear, it is much easier to disprove the idea that fear, apart from in Yahweh, is necessary.