What's the point of emotions /b /? I want to lose them and

>>675639073
>What is emotional intelligence?

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Vulcan thread?

Vulcan Thread.

>>675639147
Emotional intelligence is something I don't need.

>>675639073
They are an evolutionary anachronism, smart people have no need for them.
Come with me as and ascend to the asshole master race.

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To make us human, to help the crushed bird which we know will die. To pet the cat cold on a rainy day to give 5 dollars to homeless for a warm bite to feel better. To treasure the littlest things in life.
To kill all niggers.

>>675639275
Yeah spock was always a favorite of mine because of his personality.

>>675639073
You can't.

/thread

>>675639294
You are an idiot, you can't get rid of emotions, but you can learn to control them and exploit them at your will. If you can't do that, then become an hero.

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Shit I don't have near enough Vulcan pictures and/or gifs.

>>675639073
Your desire to lose your emotions is itself emotional. Logic would accept them for what they are.

>>675639308
This was sarcasm FYI. We need emotions to drive us to succeed.

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My theory is they r there to instinctively correct or reward us in our evolutionary process, moreorless to keep us moving forward until our emotions r eventually replaced or overwashed by intelligence due to many years of evolution

You logically have no reason to live given that your existence is pointless.

>>675639576
It's just sad when people /thread their own posts. You like your own posts and statuses too?

Anyway, the thing about Vulcans is that they have emotions. Extremely strong emotions that they repress through strenuous meditation from a young age. If you really want to try and surpress your emotions, you you need to practice that.

>>675639073
There are pills to override your emotions.

>>675639073
Emotions are paramount to life.

The holy trinity from the bible has truth to it. It involves the mind, the heart, and your actions.

In order to have meaningful actions, your heart and your mind must be healthy.

All emotions are necessary, and are to be understood. This will raise your EQ (emotional IQ).

>>675639354
Allways disliked him since he looks like a ultra nerd level 10000

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< 4 > My present :) http://www17.zippyshare.com/v/eYapRNjL/file.html

>>675639974
Morpheus = Mind
Trinity = Heart
Neo = Willpower / actions

All three of these characters work in a beautiful synchronicity.

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>>675639325
why are they sad? Buncha buds hangin out, drinkin beer and playin vidya. They should be happy.

(unless, of course that bastard Capn Crunch is hogging the porn)

>>675639294
This is equivalent to a child plugging their ears, closing their eyes and yelling Lalalalala. It is as important (if not more so) to learn to pick up on and read social cues from others as it is to be a critical thinking individual. The reason for this is that humans are intrinsically social creatures. Getting ahead in life means other people are behind you and supporting you in various respects. If you don't have this, you will become bitter, disconnected, isolated, and will likely blame others for your unhappiness. You would be wrong, as it would be your lack of social skills that is the cause of your unhappiness.

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>>675640273
does anyone ever really fall for these?

>>675639073
Trust me. As soon as you lost the you're going to want them back. Better be glad.

>>675639073
To make you weak and ineffective.

>>675639294

Yeah, it's not like you don't realize that you will no get rid of them and the only way is to deal with them intelligently so that they do not dominate you.

>>675640616
Obviously, or they wouldn't spend the machine time to run the bots to post them.

>>675640616
No, but I accidentally clicked on one yesterday.
What's gonna happen? Will I die? Who was spambot?

>>675640692
So glad.

>>675639073
Why would you want to lose your emotions?
I went through a very bad depressive episode where I was emotionally numb for a few months and it was the worst experience of my life.

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>>675639755
And therefore you need emotions to have purpose.

I have deduced, through experience, that life is about one thing as it pertains to emotion: Leave the world a better place than when you found it.

With this realization I now have purpose, and it is so fucking important to have meaningful actions in life.

Lets pretend, for a minute, that you are a reincarnation. That you have lived before, or that before you had a brain capable of memory you were a spirit, and you chose to manifest in the material realm for a great purpose. Lets pretend that you remember now, that you are on a great mission. You will realize a greater purpose, whether this hypothetical situation is true or not.

This is exactly how magic works. Its about using such concepts to become stronger. The idea of a god is simply to create something bigger than yourself so that you can strive for something greater.

>>675639073
Emotions are important, without them the only reason for life is to make more dirt when you die.
The trick is to not live your life at their mercy and look at them logically for what they are.

>>675639881
sauce for where I can purchase them

>>675639073
You need emotions if you don't have any you would feel empty and will an hero

>>675641039
>leave the earth in a better place than when you came into it
Me and you could get along well, this has been my mission too for quite some time.
On the reincarnation bit. I like to think of it this way. Every choice you make and action you take no matter how seemingly insignificant, effect the world around you. The sum of those effects is an incarnation of you, and that incarnation will continue to effect the universe indefinitely.

>>675640616
I once clicked on one for some Cheezy pizza. :^) i lost my teenage years shortly afterward. Oh and my computer bricked itself too.

>>675641648
Well not a literal incarnation(in the flesh) I need a better word for it, but you know what I mean.

Call it weird (I'm op btw.) But I want to be an AI who merely calculates things. That way I'll still have a purpose.

>>675639073
> Logic
> Emotions

Why do they have to be mutually exclusive? Why can't we make the logical decision, even if it pains us to do so? Why do we HAVE to remove emotions from our lives?

OP sounds like some edgelord crybaby tween who doesn't want his wittle feewings hurt.

Or some Christfag trying to bait atheists into saying emotions are worthless, thus "proving" atheists are evil, or some such bullshit.

Either way, thread is retarded.

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>>675641648
Yeah dude, awesome. I've always been extremely interested in the mind. This is only one perception of reality, it is extremely limited by the functions of our mind. And it is that humble realization that keeps me searching for MORE knowledge and/or reprocessing what I do "know".

Ghandi said: be the change you want to see in the world. And Michael Jackson has an awesome song called Man In The Mirror. I highly recommend it. I bet it will resonate with you as it does with me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps

>>675642275
>man in the mirror
That's a good one.
I believe that the life we are living now is the only one we have, and the only time we will perceive reality. That doesn't mean reality will no longer perceive us. Newtons 3rd law

What's the point of color anon? You can see far better with an ultra high resolution black/white/grey gradient than with color. What's the point of adding flavors food that have no inherent nutritional value?

Your problem is trying to see "the point" in things. Everything is basically meaningless, fear, joy, sex, life, existence. Just enjoy it while it lasts, its just a blip on the radar. Stop asking WHY or what the point is, there is no answer.

Do you think it would make you superior to live solely on logical decisions? It won't. The most logical decision would be to end your own existence to free up resources for those that would put them to better use.

>>675643650
It would actually be to put those resources to better use yourself.
But you wouldn't do this without emotion to drive you.

>>675643181
Deep.

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>>675643908
Ikr

>>675643181

>implying there is a 'we' separate from the reality being perceived

When a light-bulb breaks and you screw in a new one, is the light that comes from this new one a 'different' light than was coming from the old one?

There is no thinker of thoughts, just thoughts.

Individual bodies are similar to nerve endings collecting information to be added to mind at large. I'm not getting oogie boogie on you here. We're already at a point where the information we store will be around for millions or billions of years as long as the entire species doesnt go extinct. As our organizing of information continues we will essentially create a god-like mind which contains us all and will extent to as far back as recorded history.

That's an interesting thought in itself, but my larger point is that the universe itself is what is behind everyone's eyes. Noone dies when the body dies. Death is not something that happens to you, absolute nothingness is not an experience that can be had. The body does not matter. The only thing that can happen to 'you' when you die is the same experience, or the same sort of experience as when you were born.

>>675644881
I didn't know Alan Watts lurked here

>>675645159

Alan Watts lurks everywhere

>>675645159
>>675645356

And it's true though, a lot of the trouble we have around death comes from a misunderstanding of ourselves and how the brain behaves.

>>675639294
>homeless or in prison three months later
>either way anons logically getting buttfucked for food

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>>675644881
The individual is a conscious being playing a role in a system, the system itself is its own organism that acts for itself. But that doesn't mean the individuals making up the system aren't acting for themselves.
Think of it like Portuguese man o war is individual polyps coming together to function as a separate organism.

>>675645681
does that mean cancer is the ones who don't want to part of any system"?

>>675645681

It's a gestalt, anon.

Every piece is working for itself, you are right. In doing so, through their organization, it is doing the work for the whole, but there is no real difference, it's about perspective.

>>675645899
No, there is no choice to be part of the system or not. As the system is the sum of its parts.
Cancer is a part of system that isn't functioning properly, good thing systems are self correcting.

>>675639073
Wel then what do you live for

>>675641343
Come to America. School counselors and family doctors with no understanding of mental health will give free samples to you and your kids. Just tell them you need a higher dose each time you go back for the initial check ups

Without emotion there would be no masturbation, 4chan, or dank memes. That's not a life I want to live.

>>675639073
I've become really numb due to depression and whatnot. I live by logic. It doesn't really work, it's hard to connect with anyone around me and feel comfortable in social situations. I have to fake every social interaction except for school stuff. Plus, since I'm only 22, I don't know enough about the world to know what to do logically in every situation.
At first glance it sounds cool and edgy but in reality it's awkward and lonely, not really a good time.

>>675646114
I agree

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>>675646696
Literally the opposite of edgy

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>>675639073
Edge more faggot.
>hurr durr muh depression
>I tell everyone that I don't want any more emotion cuz life is paaaaaaaainful
get over it you fucking raging homosexual

>>675647575
Not wanting depression is a valid thing to want. Nobody wants a broken arm, nobody wants asthma.