what causes fear?

What makes people scared of something even though they've never experienced anything to make them scared of it such as a fear of heights or water or the dark? that kinda stuff.

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A lot of things could do it, past traumatic experiences, either as a young child/baby or so bad that our concious mind shuts them out. Another possibility is past life experiences, if you were a sailor who drowned in a past life, it could lead to a fear of water/swimming

Well the fear of the dark, is a fear that has been engraved in humans, due to the fear of the unknown. Now for others I don't know. For the others I have no idea, I hope I helped.