Do you think the world might be better off if we didn't have emotions? (+1 bonus question)

Do you think the world might be better off if we didn't have emotions? (+1 bonus question)
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I believe emotion is essential. If we did not have it life we be miserable. And what sucks about that is we could not tell. Without emotion we could not grow, or learn, or even progress. I ft one would not want to live in such a world.
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