Why are many people freaked out by things that look nearly but are definitely not human? Also known as the uncanny valley.

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Why are many people freaked out by things that look nearly but are definitely not human? Also known as the uncanny valley.

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I’ve always loved the scary little hypothesis that we evolved it because of a specific past threat of “something” posing and pretending to be humans. Aliens…they’re usually talking about aliens. Fun to think about for a moment but horrifying to think about for longer than that.

Highly unlikely but nobody can say for certain it isn’t true 😉