tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post2877154934501461033..comments2023-09-23T04:56:51.617-07:00Comments on Forensics & Faith: Plutchik's Eight Primary Emotions--Part 2~ Brandilyn Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04771812607327238979noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-57608427391450665362010-05-28T02:48:59.702-07:002010-05-28T02:48:59.702-07:00Very insightful post! I was actually talking about...Very insightful post! I was actually talking about this very subject with a psychologist in my writing group about a month ago. I asked her if she knew of a list of facial expressions, body language etc. and she did not. So, we discussed possibly creating one.Lisa Faye Harmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953004366241202779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-89105903305251104082010-05-27T10:35:58.000-07:002010-05-27T10:35:58.000-07:00I’m going to have to disagree with the assertion t...I’m going to have to disagree with the assertion that “Alarm” is a better word than “Awe” for the combination “Fear + Surprise.” There are a couple of reasons for this. First, when I saw this stuff several years ago I was struck by how accurately <i>awe</i> is described by the combination of <i>fear</i> and <i>surprise</i>. Stand and look at something like Niagara Falls and you are struck by fear, realizing if you were beneath the falls you would most certainly die and surprise because it is much bigger than you imagined. We stand in <i>awe</i> of God, realizing that we are insignificant compared to his great power and surprise because of the things that he does with that power.<br /><br />The second reason is that your assertion requires us to change the meaning of <i>Alarm</i>. Alarm, according to Merriam-webster.com, is a sudden apprehension and fear due to a perceived danger. Apprehension and surprise don’t mesh well. Either we are expecting something to happen or we are surprised, we can’t be both.<br /><br />I think the people who disagree with <i>incredulity</i> are right in doing so. The word itself implies disbelief, so we can’t say that it is a combination of anything that requires trust. A better combination of <i>anticipation</i> and <i>trust</i> would be <i>faith</i>. When we have faith we are trusting someone to do what they said they would do and anticipating that it will happen. <br /><br />I think the word you’re looking for for <i>emotional zero</i> is <i>stoic</i>. I would certainly hate to use <i>peace</i> for <i>emotional zero</i> because <i>peace</i> and <i>joy</i> often come hand in hand together.Timothy Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554064732811895577noreply@blogger.com