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The Crying Experiment
- Benjamin Perry, a first-year seminary student, realized he hadn't cried in over a decade.
- This prompted a personal experiment to relearn crying.
Types of Tears
- Humans possess three types of tears: basal, irritant, and emotional tears.
- Emotional tears, linked to feelings, are believed to be uniquely human.
Importance of Crying Research
- Ad Vingerhoets emphasizes the importance of studying crying to understand human nature.
- He challenged Darwin's claim that emotional tears lack function.