- Christopher Halliwell
- Brookhaven, MS
- United States
Secondary Education Physics, Mississippi State University
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What is the advantage of evolving the ability to cry?
Is it simply a result of evolving the ability for complex emotions?
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William Seitz
Dogs have empathy link: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/201206/canine-empathy-your-dog-really-does-care-if-you-are-unhappy
Cat are evil link: http://www.cracked.com/article/226_6-adorable-cat-behaviors-with-shockingly-evil-explanations/
Science has pretty much spoken on cats versus dogs.
Smiling, laughing, crying have effects because an emotion is not an abstract thought in your mind, but exists as part of your entire mind-body state. Smiling can actually cause you to be happy because part of the emotion of happiness is smiling. Another example, is deep breathing to stop yourself from being angry. You adjust the physical part of the anger and that affects the anger. So part of the emotion is the physical experience of the emotion.
Botox link: http://www.webmd.com/healthy-beauty/news/20100623/botox-may-affect-ability-feel-emotions
So evolutionarily speaking I guess you could say that smiling, laughing, crying allow us to feel deeper and richer emotions, but I wanted to point out that the ability to understand and communicate these emotions is an advantage.
Colleen Steen 500+
You do not have to convince me. I've been "owned" by many dogs and cats throughout my lifetime. I have experience with their personalities:>)