Why Are Humans Biologically Prepared to Fear Snakes and Not

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Multiple Choice

Why are humans biologically prepared to fear snakes and not guns?

• A)Guns kill fewer people than do snakes.
• B)Guns are a more recent addition to our evolutionary history.
• C)Snakes are more predictable than guns.
• D)Guns are not a natural phenomenon,whereas snakes do occur in nature.

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