A phobia is defined as the ldquo irrational fear rdquo of certain things or situations Arachnophobia is a fear of spiders though some might argue that rsquo s a perfectly rational thing to be afraid of Then there rsquo s globophobia and xocolatophobia These and some four hundred other phobias are real and documented It seems we can become afraid of most anything The Bible tells of the Israelites rsquo fear after receiving the Ten Commandments ldquo When the people saw the thunder and lightning they trembled in fear rdquo Exodus Moses comforted them offering this most interesting statement ldquo
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