Why should darkness represent evil...

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Why should darkness represent evil...

... since the brain [with its emotions]works all its life in complete darkness?…


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lol. That does seem ironic.

lol. That does seem ironic.

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 Why is there a frog on the

 Why is there a frog on the sugar smacks box? Yeah.


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 Darkness may represent

 Darkness may represent evil as a throwback to when our ancestors were living in caves they heard all sorts of scary shit outside in the dark.

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Humans are not a nocturnal species. We are more accustomed to daylight.

 

Naturally then, any environment that isn't best suited for us will be feared, since we have a disadvantage there.

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