Lack Of Emotions

Anathema · 09-05-2008, 05:16 AM

I don't feel any emotions and I am not sure why. Day to day I must fake daily interactions with humans. I am a pretty good actor so they don't notice. I feel great about it. One question. I have noticed people cry or smile. Is having emotions good?

Tony · 09-05-2008, 05:18 AM

Of course! I wouldn't worry about it. You're just a really relaxed person, which is good. People will respect you for that.

Lostsoul · 09-05-2008, 05:40 AM

I think you might be watching too much Dexter.

Neal · 09-05-2008, 05:47 AM

I'm a bit like that.

Except, my emotions of happiness and such, you won't exactly tell on the outside. However, if I'm sad I might look sad. Or expressionless.

I don't see much of a point to 'fake' a personality. If you don't have anything to smile about, then why smile?

Girls don't tend to like fakes (so you'll have to permanently stay that way).

And having emotions should beat having non-artificial intelligence.

But I think it's a packaged deal. A computer may not be able to experience happiness, but at the same time, it cannot experience sadness either. Or things worse, like shame, embarassment, and guilt. Who cares to argue 1 is better than the other? Why must 1 be better than the other?

Tony · 09-05-2008, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal

I'm a bit like that.

Except, my emotions of happiness and such, you won't exactly tell on the outside. However, if I'm sad I might look sad. Or expressionless.

I don't see much of a point to 'fake' a personality. If you don't have anything to smile about, then why smile?

Girls don't tend to like fakes (so you'll have to permanently stay that way).

And having emotions should beat having non-artificial intelligence.

But I think it's a packaged deal. A computer may not be able to experience happiness, but at the same time, it cannot experience sadness either. Or things worse, like shame, embarassment, and guilt. Who cares to argue 1 is better than the other? Why must 1 be better than the other?

Picture tells all

SimpleGirl. · 09-05-2008, 05:52 AM

Course it's good to have emotions. Don't worry if you're not showing any - just means you're a relaxed person who doesn't show that much expression. Nothing wrong with it at all - like the above posts said, people will respect you for it. At least you aren't showing fake expression, so when you do express something, its honest and true.

Make sense?

SimpleGirl*

Anathema · 09-05-2008, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal

I'm a bit like that.

Except, my emotions of happiness and such, you won't exactly tell on the outside. However, if I'm sad I might look sad. Or expressionless.

I don't see much of a point to 'fake' a personality. If you don't have anything to smile about, then why smile?

Girls don't tend to like fakes (so you'll have to permanently stay that way).

And having emotions should beat having non-artificial intelligence.

But I think it's a packaged deal. A computer may not be able to experience happiness, but at the same time, it cannot experience sadness either. Or things worse, like shame, embarassment, and guilt. Who cares to argue 1 is better than the other? Why must 1 be better than the other?

My parents noticed when I was young so they raised to to act as normal as I could. I used to stick out and people would poke fun. They didn't realize that it had no effect. I do feel a certain brotherhood to you as we are basically from the same branch. It seems good to know there is someone like me out there

Tony · 09-05-2008, 05:54 AM

i'm a pretty chill person..i consider that having no emotions.

Anathema · 09-05-2008, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Octoberfest

i'm a pretty chill person..i consider that having no emotions.

I can tell. You seem to be a person I could get along with.

Tony · 09-05-2008, 05:58 AM

Hmm. Sweet.

By obligation, I can't talk to strangers.

Kidding

Neal · 09-05-2008, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SimpleGirl.

Course it's good to have emotions.

If I woke up nude in a carnival and people laughed at me, I prefer not to have any emotions than to have full-on embarassment.

Sorry, this argument isn't convincing to a computer.

In fact, how about the feeling you people get when someone cheats on you? A computer, for example, would have no emotion if someone cheated on it.

Having emotions is a packaged deal, you get to experience both the good emotions and the bad emotions. Unless you mean, "only the good emotions," then obviously you are correct.

Neal · 09-05-2008, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Anathema

My parents noticed when I was young so they raised to to act as normal as I could. I used to stick out and people would poke fun. They didn't realize that it had no effect. I do feel a certain brotherhood to you as we are basically from the same branch. It seems good to know there is someone like me out there

Well, I'm autistic.

When I was 1st diagnosed as that around age 4, my Mom read all sorts of books on autism, trying to learn as much as she can about it.

Tony · 09-05-2008, 06:01 AM

neal, you're correct.

but without emotions, there also isn't any enjoyment in life...i would rather have them, than not have them.

Neal · 09-05-2008, 06:02 AM

I think it depends on the life you live.

Some people have really stressed lives. Others do not.

Tony · 09-05-2008, 06:04 AM

yes, but without emotions, you could miss out on the ONLY enjoyable moment in your life, which would be an extreme regret.