I ran across this science video, and had a fannish reaction.
Discovery News:
Why? Tell Me Why!: Why Do We Fear Death? Afraid of the dark? Of heights? Of death? This week on Why? Tell Me Why! Kasey-Dee Gardner traces the origins of deep-rooted fear.
This was a good explanation, but it put me in mind of the following signature line from POTC 2 and POTC 3.
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Yes, I'm a bit of a morbid mood. Why do you ask?