Emotions in Science?

To a first approximation, emotions are the motivators that drive behavior.

We are animals, so that's a non-starter.There is no doubt that we are superior to other animals. But that's because "superior" is our word, and we give it a meaning that favors us. In other words, this superiority is subjective, due to our assessing it from our own perspective.

I suppose that depends on whether you are talking about clinical psychology (and other forms of counseling), or about research psychology.Although research psychology doesn't often make the dramatic breakthroughs we have seen in physical sciences, it is nevertheless an empirical science.As for clinical psychology, it seems that just about anyone can hang out a shingle declaring themselves to offer psychological counseling, so it is harder to say to what extent empirical science is involved. That seems a broad generalization, particularly if you are including clinicial psychologists in the class you refer to.