Pigeons
Regarding my pigeons problem (see psyche and soma), I think I've solved it. It occurred to me that I had not taken into account in my analysis the power relationship that exists between humans and pigeons. The reason why pigeons don't crash into humans is simple: fear of retaliation and self-preservation, which in this case, go hand in hand. They understand that in the event that they crash into a human being, not only will they get hurt by the crash itself, the human being will then proceed to retaliate, thus leading to certain death. As morbid as all this sounds, this reflection has brought me great comfort. I no longer close my eyes when a pigeon flies by me.
It's great to be at the top of the food chain.
It's great to be at the top of the food chain.
Like your reasoning and the conclusion to which it brought you :-). My take - you are most certainly right.
Logic should always conquor fear, if you just let it eh? Good for you.