Emotions

Let's begin by wondering what complex emotional creatures human beings are! this is obviously evolved out of emotions in primates. Based on studies we know that Chimps have been able to display human like emotions, though primitive in nature. This brings me to the question......how did they develop complex emotions?

I was recently reading an article on Dogs, which have human like emotions...Guilt, fear, Mourning etc. cats too for that matter (i had a cat which used to get angry a lot). It has been suggested that they evolved emotions from companionship with humans. Got me thinking, could it be that the primates are advanced animals that had a social harmony in a forest like environment, and animals evolved primitive emotions from each other, and the monkeys were just the most advanced ones with a collection of all emotions! this could be it, the missing link! the emotions became more expressive and let to the development of speech, and the betterment of our five senses.

hmmm.......

Subconscious

One day I was flipping channels and I stopped when The Byrds Forrest Gump OST (Turn! Turn! Turn!) was on one VH1, I don't normally watch TV. This song made me feel like watching the movie again, and after the song finished and I moved on to my X360. The next day I was in a mall nearby and suddenly, I got reminded of Forrest Gump............10 seconds later the Byrds song starts on the mall's radio. THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE DEFINITELY.

Got me thinking. I downloaded the song and heard it again....turns out the song starts with a very low volume and takes 10-15 seconds to get to full volume. This is weird, how could I hear the song in a crowded busy mall, and how did I get reminded of Forrest Gump instead of the song itself?

Easy Explanation if you ask me, we have a seperate part of the mind which is the Subconscious which acts as a filter and collects all your input, and searches your mind to find if any related matches are important, and then brings it to your importance if something is found in the recent memory. i.e. The previous day, my need to watch the movie was reminded of by a match to this song. quite a lot of work for a little part of your brain. it's a bit like the word suggestions on google. A lot of people might have concurred this already, but no-one told me.

Most of your sudden thoughts during the day may be coming from a deep need to do/feel something, and will usually get reminded by your subconscious by related patterns in the nearby environment, it can be any of your senses! most of your thinking is done by the mind outside your awareness, only the conclusions are brought to your attention.

Don't understand yet, speak to me!