[NF] Why are emotions important?

[Desperado44]

“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.” - Hebbel

“People don't ask for facts in making up their minds. They would rather have one good, soul-satisfying emotion than a dozen facts.”
Robert Keith Leavitt

 

[EcK]

We come equipped with emotions because, like physical sensation, they are a way of informing our body what it needs to do next for satisfactory survival and existance. A person who is able to recognize, label and express his emotions in a positive manner has a distinct advantage over a person who rejects this piece of his safety system.

ur argument doesn't stand in the post modern world. We're quite confortable compared to our ancestors.

 

[EcK]

“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.” - Hebbel

"A witty saying proves nothing." -Voltaire-

““People don't ask for facts in making up their minds. They would rather have one good, soul-satisfying emotion than a dozen facts.”
Robert Keith Leavitt

This is actually a scientific fact, observed on magnetic resonnance imagery.
So I guess I should thank you for accidentally explaining us why religions are plaguing the world and wars are wagged over every possible bad excuse.

 

[Amargith]

My dad beat me until i turned into a T. I then went mac guyver on his ass.
It's a survival thing.
See the treehuging thing ? Well, if you don't fall off the tree, you don't get eaten by the T-REX.
This is all so very SCI-EN-TI-FIC.

or maybe I was just trying to make you feel better about not being an ENTP (you started it!!)

You done yet?

 

[Desperado44]

"A witty saying proves nothing." -Voltaire-


This is actually a scientific fact, observed on magnetic resonnance imagery.
So I guess I should thank you for accidentally explaining us why religions are plaguing the word and war are wagged over every possible bad excuse.

You have got to love Voltaire:

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too.
Voltaire

 

[Anja]

ur argument doesn't stand in the post modern world. We're quite confortable compared to our ancestors.

Yes, that is true if you are only thinking of physicality. I don't think it holds true for non-tangibles at all. Such as emotional health.

And I'm not sure that the most useful way to tackle this question is by comparisons. Individual emotion is probably the most useful way to examine the question.

 

[JocktheMotie]

ur argument doesn't stand in the post modern world. We're quite confortable compared to our ancestors.

HA! That's a laugh. The average hunter-gatherer caveman spent 20 hours gathering/hunting for food, and the rest of his time sleeping, playing, and sexing it up with the wife. Now? 50-60 hours a week, we all hate ourselves and each other.

The average time it takes to maintain a household is the same amount of time it took 50 years ago, despite innovations in laundry, cleaning, etc. What gives?

 

[EcK]

Yes, that is true if you are only thinking of physicality. I don't think it holds true for non-tangibles at all. Such as emotional health.

And I'm not sure that the most useful way to tackle this question is by comparisons. Individual emotion is probably the most useful way to examine the question.

But isn't the 'non tangible' expressed in the physical word?
I'm not saying your 'wrong ' or anything, we all know human beings need both emotion and reason. 'm just curious to know your opinion.

HA! That's a laugh. The average hunter-gatherer caveman spent 20 hours gathering/hunting for food, and the rest of his time sleeping, playing, and sexing it up with the wife. Now? 50-60 hours a week, we all hate ourselves and each other.

The average time it takes to maintain a household is the same amount of time it took 50 years ago, despite innovations in laundry, cleaning, etc. What gives?

I won't even begin to describe how unfiting the argument is, but hey, nice try and i salute the references.
ps: did u ever risk your life going to the grocery store?

 

[Anja]

What I'm talking about, Eck, is the nature of human interaction. Regardless of environment nothing much has changed, I suspect, about the way we react emotionally to our environment.

And, as a homeowner, I can affirm that little has changed in the amount of work it takes to maintain a "suitable" living environment in my lifetime. We were also told in high school that by the time we had reached working age that a work week would be reduced to four days. What I see now is people working two and three jobs and a great deal of overtime. A further example would be the amount of time it takes to check out a library book even with the modern electronic method. But that's beside the point of the OP.

 

[JocktheMotie]

I won't even begin to describe how unfiting the argument is, but hey, nice try and i salute the references.
ps: did u ever risk your life going to the grocery store?

How is the argument unfitting, you said we were better off and more comfortable now. I'm just asking you to apply a definition of "better off and more comfortable" since using one definition makes your statement laughable.

Oh, here is a nice source, although the studies by McCarthy and McArthur themselves elude me.

And are you kidding? Have you been to the grocery store on senior discount tuesday? I'd prefer the saber-toothed tiger. Anyways this is getting off topic.

Emotions are important because they exist and affect human behavior, thus they need to be considered.

 

[EcK]

I'm just teasing you guys.

See the bright side: it makes this thread more lively!

 

[Lady_X]

yeah...screw em...let's all be drones.