Why do we enjoy watching scary movies?
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Alex, Carl and James question Mark Rainey on his Opinion about why we enjoy watching scary movies, by way of ham sandwiches, rollercoasters, and consuming universes.
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1. Why do we enjoy watching scary movies? (00:00:00)
2. Mark's Opinion - Why do we enjoy watching scary movies? (00:01:01)
3. Alex's question - Why do some people find certain horror movies more or less horrfying than others? (00:04:27)
4. Carl's question - Emotions can be positive or negative, can't they? (00:20:58)
5. James's question - How can we fear something that we don't believe exits? (00:36:53)
6. Theo's thoughts (00:58:47)
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