רְאוּבֵן֙ בְּכֹ֣רִי

"Which is further, from heaven to earth or from east to west? They replied: From east to west. He said to them: Were heavens created first or the earth? They replied: The heavens were created first. He said to them: Who is called wise? They replied: Who is wise? He who discerns what is about to come to pass. He said to them: Was light created first, or darkness? They replied: This question cannot be solved." ~ Talmud - Mas. Tamid 32

"The morning daily sacrifice was killed by the North-Western corner by the second ring, and the evening daily sacrifice by the North-Eastern corner by the second ring." ~ Talmud - Mas. Tamid 31:22

The Torah does not state that there were people who did not believe that Moshe's warnings were true. Rather, the Torah states that they did not pay attention. From here we see that the opposite of fearing the Almighty is not paying attention. The Talmud (Tamid 32a) teaches that the wise man is one who sees the future consequences of his behavior. The Chofetz Chaim (Introduction to Chovas HaShmirah) writes that the Sages used the term "seeing" to tell us a means of making future events real. One should use one's power of imagination to see the future as if it is actually occurring in the present. When you see something before your eyes, it has a much stronger effect than just hearing about it.

‎"Those who feared the word of the Almighty from the servants of Pharaoh brought his servants and his cattle into the houses. And those who did not pay attention to the word of the Almighty left their servants and cattle in the field" (Exodus 9:20-21).