Do humans need emotion?

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It seems like sometimes its so annoying to have emotions especially if we are feeling "down". I mean, can't humans just use their mental logic to figure out what are the appropriate actions for different situations?

Sure there are some things like "fight or flight" when are heart beats faster than usual. But there are problems with this. Sometimes you logically know that everything is ok but your heart beats fast anyway. Another problem is that when your heart beats too fast, you are so dizzy and nervous that you won't be able to run so it defeats the purpose of the reaction.

I'm not saying that all emotions seem bad, emotions like love and caring for others is good, but sometimes it just pisses me off when I logically know that everything in life is fine, but I somehow feel "down".

Does having emotions ever piss you off, especially when you feel that it comes at times when it is not needed (or uncalled for)?

Well, naturally no one is going to like negative emotions, but when your feeling down just remember that emotions are perfectly natural for a human being, and chances are theres a lot of people who are feeling down too, because its just a part of life, Emotions are what make the world go round if you think about it, i mean, without emotions, we would never feel love, or any human compassion, and without negative emotions we would never have positive emotions either. when your feeling positive emotions it makes the moment of your life so much more meaningful, because you know that it wont always be like that since one day your gonna be depressed about something. and well, without emotions, we would never have sexual feelings, therefor we would never be able to reproduce, srry if the last part was a little blunt but its the truth.

Without emotion, there can be no motivation; without motivation, nothing gets done.

Both of you made good points but I was thinking more of the seemingly "unwanted negative emotions" that just gets in your way. I already posted that positive stuff like love and compassion are good.

Emotion does suck sometimes, but it is good sometimes.

You have to have the good with the bad.

Just as there is an up for down...there is also a smile for every frown.

Life is about getting through the bad emotions and fully living the good ones.

"Negative" is a relative term. If are a cave-man and your emotional state is "happy" when you are about to be devoured by a cave-bear, then you will not be likely to survive long enough to pass along your genes to the next generation. But if your emotional state is "enraged" or "terrified", then your survival will be more likely.

"Appropriate" would be a more ... uh ... appropriate term.