(November 7, 2014 at 4:12 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: Emotions are often beyond the purview of reason.
I've seen some pretty convincing arguments that emotions can be understood by seeing them as thermodynamic functions in the brain. And as the brain is so complicated we haven't figured out the details of them yet.
That said, when you start to look at people's behaviour, lots of seemingly irrational acts, especially those committed by a noticeable portion of society, can be explained to a degree by evolutionary instincts confused by modern society. Pack behaviour's an obvious one. Party political loyalty is a good example of pack instinct allowing emotions to override your rational thoughts.
