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Question: Why do humans laugh or cry!?
Why do humans laugh or cry!?
Why do we have many emotions such as sympathy and regret!?
Why do we sense boredom and beauty!?
What use was it for early homonins!?
Or did we evolve is purely as a way of showing our moods!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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its intersting about th elaughter apparently according to a guy on R4 who just wrote a book about it we are the only animal that laughs and has a sense of humour because we are the only animal that has a sense of how things ought to be - normalizing!.

I don't know the answer to your question but I would desperately miss laughter and all the other feelings they make life good!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Why ask that in philosophy - it is a psychology question!.

All our emotions are there as defence mechanisms!. Crying releases tension from the body and also hormones which if left in the body can lead to depression!. People who do not cry have been shown to live shorter!.

Laughter has more or less the same reason!.

Boredom is there to get a person active!. Beauty is to attract a mate!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's just an emotion, just something we just can't help doing, when we get emotional, find something funny or sad!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

laughter is being purely joyous and in the moment!.!.!.
crying is the remembrance we feel for past joys that will not happen again!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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