Talk:Fear of the Dark/@comment-29138396-20160725212459

Putting aside the purpose of this story there is a very logical reason to be wary of the dark and that is simply because until recently humans did not have effective means for which to illuminate the darkness nor do we have eyes cabable of seeing in low light situations. This lead to humans being more or less incapacitated during the night or, at the very least, slightly disabled. This made it much easier for predators to sneak up on us and as such humans have evolved the ability to heighten their senses at night which, in this era of street lamps and flashlights, isn't really needed as much.

Also people don't like things to be quiet. Nothing likes things being too quiet.