Axiomempiricalv1
Humans are evolutionarily predisposed to acquire fear
Humans are evolutionarily predisposed to acquire fear responses to certain stimuli faster and more durably than others.
Why This Is an Axiom
This is Ohman's prepared fears research — snakes, spiders, heights, angry faces produce faster, more durable conditioning than flowers or electrical outlets. This is a bedrock empirical claim about the architecture of the fear system, not derivable from other axioms in the curriculum.