Emotions is a must for humans. The only thing i can think of an emotionless human, is not human.

Tools that we called today, were made by humans. Tools are emotionless but human decides on what type of emotions the tools will be depending on their liking.

Take example of knife. Knife is emotionless, but it can be used to chop stuff or kill people. There are no hesitating in knife when it comes to action. But humans are different.

If i use a knife to kill people, yes, percentage of succeed is always 100%

If i use human to kill people, no, percentage of succeed is varied depends on their emotions.

Tools (emotionless) are not = to Humans .

There is no such thing as advantages and disadvantages of having emotions. Saying that is like saying there are advantage of having a brain, and not having one. It is part of what makes human. It varies from how one's manipulate it. Emotion is a critical factor in every humans and this factor is one of the factor that varied us from one another.

I get where the question comes from, TS, I was wondering along the same lines a few days back.

I mean, imagine how much more efficient life can be without emotions! Because we have it now, we can't ever imagine being *without* it, but if we live in a world without emotions, I guess we'd just deal with it, make it work, fit it in.

It makes one wonder.. if such a lifestyle ever existed, how do we substitute socializing and bonding, our primal desires?

Sometimes when it is a good thing to be emotion-less.
U won't get mad, u won't get sad.., etc..
But come to think of it..
It's a pointless life; without emotions..

Very simple.

No Emotion = If yu strike ToTo or 4D or lottery, yu wouldn't have any feel.

With Emotion = If I throw a slab of concrete to your face, yu would feel pain.

Yu tell me, which one is better? With or without emotion?

Regards, Joey

I believe you have over-simplified the whole matter by assuming that these 2 example represents life without emotions.

Very simple.

No Emotion = If yu strike ToTo or 4D or lottery, yu wouldn't have any feel.

With Emotion = If I throw a slab of concrete to your face, yu would feel pain.

Yu tell me, which one is better? With or without emotion?

Regards, Joey

After thinking about your posts, i think i can agree that humans can still live and progress without emotions.

But i don't think living without emotions will be any better than with emotions in terms of quality of life. I believe things like war and murder or damaging the environment will still happen even without emotions. just because we humans can still make mistakes.

And i think emotions is what spice things up in life. It's like a difference between eating a cheese burger and eating a nutrient pill that have the same amount of nutrients as a cheeseburger. Both can fill you up and enrich you, but you enjoy the cheeseburger more.

Are our emotions an advantage or disadvantage to us?

What are the consequences of a life without emotions (let’s assume it is possible)? e.g.  fear, anger, happiness, love, jealousy, shame, admiration, pride, guilt, contempt etc.

Some advantages and disadvantages that I can think of:

Advantages of emotion:
1) Adds aesthetic value to the world
2) Helps us understand the world more easily? (but not necessarily better)
3) Emotions like fear help us stay away from danger

Disadvantages of emotion:
1) When a person is emotional, s/he is less likely to think logically
2) Mismatch in emotions may result in a conflict
3) Without emotions, our lives would be rather meaningless?

What do you think?

Added: In this case, let us assume that being logical (but without being emotional) is a good alternative to being logical and emotional.

Humans without emotions, would lead to no crime, no strife, no conflict, a higher level of competency and efficiency but that would also make us robots. Of course the human race would probably go extinct as we won't feel the need to love and procreate and life would be meaningless.

Humans without emotions, would lead to no crime, no strife, no conflict, a higher level of competency and efficiency but that would also make us robots. Of course the human race would probably go extinct as we won't feel the need to love and procreate and life would be meaningless.

I'm not too sure if there will be no crime, strife or conflict but I logically it will be less than if it involves beings with emotions, because emotion is the cause of many fight and wars.

Advantages of emotion:
1) Adds aesthetic value to the world
2) Helps us understand the world more easily? (but not necessarily better)
3) Emotions like fear help us stay away from danger

Disadvantages of emotion:
1) When a person is emotional, s/he is less likely to think logically
2) Mismatch in emotions may result in a conflict
3) Without emotions, our lives would be rather meaningless?

when we talk abou Advantages and Disadvantages , it's supposed to be about the SUBJECT and it's positive and negative points.

thus I don't see how should be part of the DISADVANTAGE, seeing that it's pretty much covered in point #2 for Advantages.

from my POV - EMOTIONS is just our expression some people choose to display it, others are good at hiding.

problems arise when EMOTIONS are not under control, or left to influence decision making.

Yes, some people (e.g. diplomats & politicians) are very good at hiding their true emotions, but it still affects us even if we try not to let it cloud our judgement. And very often, people do not even try to control their emotions especially when they get into an argument.

ahh, that's what we think they're good at hiding.

there's one documentary that I watch, it was very interesting.

one part of it was explaining how body language could give away what the person is feeling inside.

even how they stood, how they walk, how the hand supports them when they speak and so on. interesting huh?