IMO,
there are only two emotions:
Love & fear.
All other emotions are just sub-categories of these two.
Love is the most powerful,
but usually requires patience in order to utilize it's strength.
Fear, while not as powerful as love, can seem so because utilized with the opposite of patience, impatience, can manifest itself more explosively & therefore , many times, seems to even surpass Love in it's strength.
lol, fear vs fright 🙄
see, this is why the question is dumb, we need to actually define what an emotion is, and then understand how they are all expressed in the brain.
For instance, disgust has its own system. Fear/anxiety and disgust would be my best bets, but by no means do I think that is an accurate way of answering the question.
like, what features make one emotion stronger than another?
Originally posted by inimalistCertainly this must be the most deeply hard-wired, shared by every living thing (ie, those organisms which didn't know fear likely didn't flee and got et). But would this make it the "strongest" emotion? Hard to say since love can override fear.
im surprised it has not come up yet, but there is fear
Originally posted by MightyCelestialI would go with fear and anger, as these are the two most deeply hard-wired. But again, does that necessarily mean they're the "strongest"?
IMO,
there are only two emotions:
Love & fear.
All other emotions are just sub-categories of these two.
I'd definitely say that fear is the strongest emotion and most occurring for the majority of people. It's present from birth in its most primitive form and I think it'd be safe to say that it persists throughout life as a dominant emotion. I can't think of a stronger feeling than say, a fatally wounded soldier fearing certain death. That's just an example, but you guys can probably see what I'm getting at. I also agree with what chill said, it does vary from person to person.
I would say both hate and love. Hate for the reason, as Shaky said, it cannot be controlled. It can fuel a person to do things they never thought they'd be able or willing to do. Love for the reason that it is unconditional if you truly love a person. When you love someone, nothing in the world could hinder that feeling. Also, quite similarly to hate, it can make a person do things they never imagined themselves doing.
Originally posted by SnakeEyes
I'd definitely say that fear is the strongest emotion and most occurring for the majority of people. It's present from birth in its most primitive form and I think it'd be safe to say that it persists throughout life as a dominant emotion. I can't think of a stronger feeling than say, a fatally wounded soldier fearing certain death. That's just an example, but you guys can probably see what I'm getting at. I also agree with what chill said, it does vary from person to person.
I would think a fatally wounded soldier would not fear death but welcome it.
Originally posted by Symmetric ChaosFright is a part of fear yes, but the two are different emotions, like love and lust.
Fright is contained in fear.But I'm with inimalist, we need to define the boundaries between emotions, what an emotion is and what makes an emotion strong to have a meaningful answer.
I also agree with inimalist.
Originally posted by Mindship
How about: Which emotion has most shaped human civilization?
Goin' with fear.
You explore so you no long fear the unknown.
You form civilization to protect you from the people/things you fear.
You create weapons to fight off the things you fear.
You build governments because you fear chaos.
You work together because you fear being destroyed on your own.
Originally posted by Ladyluck
I would think a fatally wounded soldier would not fear death but welcome it.
Could be; I think it depends on the person. Me, being an atheist, would be scared as hell. Obviously I don't know this for sure, but if I were lying there in my own blood with my guts hanging out, I don't think I'd welcome my life being cut short.
Originally posted by Deja~vu
How about this:Love can = fear, anger and hate. But in saying that, I mean displaced love, not real love.
Actually it's much easier to argue that most emotions are ways of dealing with fear.
You feel "love" so that you don't have to fear being alone.
You feel "anger" typically because of fear that you have lost control.
You feel "envy" because you fear you've fallen behind.
and so on
Originally posted by Symmetric ChaosHow about this?
Actually it's much easier to argue that most emotions are ways of dealing with fear.You feel "love" so that you don't have to fear being alone.
You feel "anger" typically because of fear that you have lost control.
You feel "envy" because you fear you've fallen behind.
and so on
You fear because you feel rejected by love
You hate because you feel you were rejected by love.
You are angry because you feel rejected.
Hmm, I never said anything about envy, but to me envy is a kind of hate for what you lost or do not have...i.e. a lack of love to your own self or a happiness towards others.
Fear is a worthless view. It is self impossed...at least most times. It is a self worth view..
Originally posted by Deja~vu
How about this?You fear because you feel rejected by love
You hate because you feel you were rejected by love.
You are angry because you feel rejected.
Also possible, but considering that love is a fundamentally more complex emotion it seems far less likely. Not to mention people will feel those emotions even when they have not yet been in love, so love cannot be the root cause.
Originally posted by Deja~vu
Hmm, I never said anything about envy, but to me envy is a kind of hate for what you lost or do not have...i.e. a lack of love to your own self or a happiness towards others.
Wanted a round three.
Originally posted by Deja~vu
Fear is a worthless view. It is self impossed...at least most times. It is a self worth view..
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