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This is a response post:
"Which is the most universal human characteristic, fear or laziness?"
Although alluring in nature the question seems to be of the same unanswerable level as "are humans inherently good or evil?" The inquiry is legitimate nonetheless but it compares two different human traits: emotion and behavior. While the debate of which characteristic is more prevalent in our society is something worthwhile, it seems futile when viewed with a wider lens as emotion begets behavior and behavior begets emotion. The question should not be "fear or laziness" but "fear and laziness." Based on sporadic pseudo-scientific observation, laziness is one product of fear as it encourages solitude which perpetuates inaction leading to a more constant state of being lazy. Emotion and behavior are cyclical: fear-->solitude-->laziness-->fear-->solitude-->laziness...
One could argue the apprehension of fear may increase inspiration but if someone's behavior is rooted in laziness how long until the motivation subsides?
Essentially the original questions asks: "which is the most universal human characteristic, emotion or behavior?" It seems this cannot be answered as stated above, emotion begets behavior and behavior begets emotion, take out emotion and we are systemic beings, robotic almost, take out behavior and we are monolithic pods expressing and not doing. Take out one of the characteristics and we are not human, thus both are the most universal characteristic as it defines what "we" are.