I asked earlier if science could explain the presence of human emotions, and I get 50000 people telling me about chemical receptors in the brain. It's my fault I guess. What I should have asked was, "Can science explain WHY we "evolved" with emotions, or why animals have the same. Last I checked, they couldn't...
2007-01-10 09:41:56 · 2 answers · asked by ? 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Wow! 50000 answers!
I believe that we're not very good at finding causes, but we can make some presuppositions.
The amygdala developed from a part of the brain which was responsible for smelling. Humans share the same patterning of emotions with other animals. Emotions are adaptive because they get you to act in order to get your needs met. When an animal feels scared, it looks for protection, when it feels angry, it acts to restore it's internal balance, when it feels sad, it's looking for confort. People don't always act in this manner, because they reflect and take decisions. That is useful because in some situations, acting impulsively might be harmful.
You can imagine a predator-pray situation and judge how useful would these mechanisms be.
2007-01-10 13:53:38 · answer #1 · answered by Ronald Vexa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me that science won't ever be able to explain emotions cos they're related to the brain ... but they come from the soul ...
2007-01-10 18:18:36 · answer #2 · answered by Seagirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋