Millions of people ride them without incident.
You have to have a certain amount of faith. We all have to when we ride in vehicles, buses, trains, boats, ships, and aircraft.
There are countless rides and attractions around the planet, where people have to use faith to ride and enjoy themselves.
Some people have a problem doing some of these things, but if you think it out rationally, your chances are very good in nearly all instances.
Yes, but, I still hate riding the ski lift.
I went on one that was absolutely gulp inducing. It was in Chamonix in the French Alps. It took you up to Aiguile du Midi. It was in two stages. The first stage rises up from the valley and is very typical with lots of towers and you float above treetops. The second stage which you cannot see from the start in the valley has no towers and is way way above a glacial ice field and only ends at the summit at around 13000 ft above sea level. It was like mountain climbing without actually mountain climbing. As you approach the summit you are almost going vertically upwards. The gondola had a whole lot of cables attached to it so you felt this was one serious ride. Nevertheless all you can say when you see it the first time is holy...bleep!
I ride them all the time in Colombia. Faster and cheaper than taxis.