Jordan B. PetersonThe things that pose the greatest threats to your survival are the most real things.
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The things that pose the greatest threats to your survival are the most real things. The greatest threats that a person can face are those that threaten their existence. A person would rather live with the threat of getting murdered than live with no one threatening them at all. That is why many people choose to live with fears instead of living without them.
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