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[pamela]

If you look at the history and meaning of the words computer and data, it will make more sense

Origin: computer
1640–50; compute + -er 1 ; cf. MF computeur
a person who compues; computist

Origin: data
1640–50; < L: a thing given, neut. ptp. of dare to give
pl. da·ta (-tə) A fact or proposition used to draw a conclusion or make a decision.
( dictionary.com)

loosley put together would be something like this-
"The other terror that scares us from self trust is our consistency; a reverance for our past act or word because the eyes of others have no other conclusions drawn for calculating our course. Than our past acts, and we are loth to disappoint them...."