Artificial Emotions and the Influence of Society: Understanding How Humanity Misunderstands Its Own Nature

This article examines the difference between natural existential emotions and artificially constructed emotions shaped by thought and social conditioning. It argues that many emotional states commonly experienced by humans—such as attachment, desire, expectation, jealousy, and ideological passion—do not arise directly from existence but emerge from cognitive processes influenced by society. The article explains the psychological mechanism through which artificial emotions develop: thoughts influenced by social structures gradually create mental illusions, which eventually transform into emotions experienced as real. In contrast, existential emotions such as fear, joy, pain, affection, love, freedom, and intelligence arise directly from the living condition of beings and can be observed across species. The article also proposes that human beings possess a unique dimension referred to as the “emotion of intelligence,” the capacity for continuous rational thinking, questioning, and awareness. By analyzing how collective beliefs transform artificial emotions into shared social truths, the article argues that humanity often misunderstands its own fundamental nature. It concludes that authentic humanity emerges through the conscious realization of love, freedom, and intelligence in an aware form, beyond socially constructed emotional illusions.