Even Christianity is based on fear. The fear of 'the Judgement day'.
That just doesn't make sense. If you believe, there's nothing to fear from judgement, because believing in Jesus saving us means we won't be judged for our sins at the judgement, and if you don't believe, well you aren't going to be afraid of something you don't believe in, right?
The cycle is like that: Fear of God -> Wisdom -> Respect -> Science.
You can find this all over the Book of Proverbs.
Best regards.