Emotions are there for a purpose. Specifically, they're big levers in the brain for getting certain kinds of actions in certain kinds of situations. Anger, sadn

Emotions are there for a purpose. Specifically, they're big levers in the brain for getting certain kinds of actions in certain kinds of situations. Anger, sadness, excitement, and everything. If you take a look at what causes them, and what people do when they have those feelings, you can get an interesting glimpse at our ancestral environment.