If you can create a weapon that causes enough fear the fear itself can cause damage that's as paralyzing and destructive as any physical device like a bomb or a laser gun. Fear can make decent people behave irrationally and violently.

Patricia Cornwell
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In the case of weapons that cause fear, people will do anything to avoid being hurt. In a sense, this is natural to human beings as we all have a base fear of pain and death. When we see what we think is the source of pain and death, it can be scary and we may try to avoid it at all costs. As a result, we find ourselves avoiding the source and instead doing what we believe will keep us safe and free from harm.

Source: Chaos

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