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Joe Rogan Explains Why Humans Are Scared of the Dark

Published 05/26/2022, 11:00 AM EDT

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Throughout the past decade, Joe Rogan has delighted his listeners with his thought-provoking and entertaining podcasts. The UFC color commentator sat down with Chris DiStefano in a new episode of ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ where the two discussed why humans fear the dark.

On JRE #1822 Joe Rogan talked about how humans have always feared snakes, to which DiStefano replied by saying that although snakes didn’t scare him, the dark did.

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Rogan then explained how everybody should be scared of the dark. He said, “If you follow primate history, all of our ancestors who go way, way back, they’re all eaten by cats. You know, cats operate nocturnally. Our eyes s*ck at night. And that’s why we had to hide at night. You know, and that’s probably one of the main reasons people developed shelters to avoid predators.”

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Rogan supported his statement by giving an example of why children are scared of monsters. He mentioned the fact that children didn’t fear things like car accidents, but rather feared “things with big teeth.”

Rogan then reasoned out that this was “because there’s an ingrained fear of cats.” Rogan also clarified that he wasn’t referring to regular house cats and was talking about non-domesticated cats, such as jaguars and leopards. With these statements, he concluded that our history has played a big role in our behavior today.

Joe Rogan’s Fear of Cats

Joe Rogan has openly admitted that he isn’t the biggest fan of the cat family.

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In his previous podcasts, Rogan talked about how he carries a knife while trekking in case he gets attacked by a cat. He also explained how this was a legitimate fear of his and that he wasn’t acting paranoid.

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Rogan has stated time and time again that the cat family is not one to be messed with and that our ancestors have always feared them. Although Rogan owns a cat personally, he thinks we shouldn’t mess with wild cats and their families.

What did you think of this clip? Do you agree with Rogan? Drop your opinions in the comments below.

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Devyanshu Rout

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Devyanshu Rout is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. This sports fanatic was introduced to the UFC after the infamous Mcgregor vs Diaz fight. He has been a super-fan ever since and even began practicing the sport.
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