What is Love?

Discussion in 'General Philosophy' started by Cactus Jack, Apr 19, 2002.

  1. Starman Avatar Registered Member

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    Love is dead. Love is merely a perversion of mankind's primordial drive to reproduce. Disease and the need for protection in prehistoric times drove the species to adopt the concept of manogamy.
     
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  3. Cactus Jack Death Knight of Northrend Registered Senior Member

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    wow dude, no dice.......

    Love isn't dead. There is still a physical need for it, and due to the way its been idealized - a psycological need also. Everyone here, though debating what it is, wants to be loved. Because of natural drives and now long ingrained social ideals.

    Love isn't dead, no matter how we can rationalize it and understand what it is through science.
     
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  5. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    I agree with Cactus...

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    But it's hard to rationalize Love (if not impossible, at all)... there's a great limitation on that...

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    Love,
    Nelson
     
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  7. Cactus Jack Death Knight of Northrend Registered Senior Member

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    For once dude, I think we are in total argeement.

    Hey, nother interesting idea for everyone to ponder. Due to the effects on the brain, actions, and certain chemical imbalances - some scientist belive love a type of mental condition liken to insanity.
     
  8. Xev Registered Senior Member

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    Ha ha ha! Yes, sounds about right. But have you got a link?

    Or, in the immortal words of Laleen of the t.v show Lexx:
    "Love leaks puke juice"

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  9. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    Love is NOT mental insanity. Lack of it is what is completly mental insanity. How can someone live without Love?

    NEEDS, in oder hand, can surely cause mental insanity. Need is commonly mistaken by love...

    Love,
    Nelson
     
  10. Cactus Jack Death Knight of Northrend Registered Senior Member

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    First...... Awesome quote Xev, that's the stuff. Second, sorry I don't have a link - it was a Discovery Channel show entitled something like "Enraveling Love's Mysteries" Or "The Science of Love", Yeah I'm fairly sure the last one's it.

    Sorry ~ Cactus
     
  11. Cactus Jack Death Knight of Northrend Registered Senior Member

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    Oh well Nelson, at least we can say we agreed on something once........

    If you can't live without something, isn't it a need?
     
  12. Xev Registered Senior Member

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    No prob, Cactus. I'll do some googling.

    Nelson:
    Oh yes it is. Quite close.

    No, the lack of love is not insane, not in the clinical sense.

    One can, but it is not human nature to do so. However, one can attempt to vanquish such desires.

    Great is he who can vanquish the need for love.

    Cactus: Here's another one, I love that band:
     
  13. Cactus Jack Death Knight of Northrend Registered Senior Member

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    Awesome. Thanx Xev.
     
  14. Tyler Registered Senior Member

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    I could live without love.
    Without sex? Not a chance. Without love? Sure, if there's enough sex and intelligent conversation.
     
  15. Asguard Kiss my dark side Valued Senior Member

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    NO sex is not the most important thing, its companionship and surport.

    Oh and intelegent conversation, i can't belive how many stupid people there are in our world
     
  16. Xev Registered Senior Member

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    Me too, my problem is:

    Give me sex and intelligent conversation, and I will fall in love.

    Stupid, I know.

    Sure thing, Cactus.

    Gotta disagree, Asguard. Sex is waaaaaay more important than companionship.

    Friendship is nice, though. Luckily, sex is compatible with friendship.

    The world would really, really suck if it wasn't.
     
  17. Asguard Kiss my dark side Valued Senior Member

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    I agree with that and i never said sex is not important but its not the most important thing (i mean if thats all theres allways your hand!)
     
  18. Tyler Registered Senior Member

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    Always your hand eh? Bah, that's obviously spoken from someone currently with a sexual partner.
     
  19. Asguard Kiss my dark side Valued Senior Member

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    that was surpost to be sort of joking but oh well

    Look if lust is all your after call a pro

    Me i much prefer love
     
  20. Robeson Registered Senior Member

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    I'm not sure that love can be achieved on the mortal plane that we now live upon. Perhaps a feeling of mutual trust and lust but not love like the media sensationally calls it. Love is held back until the afterlife whatever that may be.
     
  21. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    Cactus,

    Love IS life...

    Xev,

    Love is within you. You project your Love in someone else. When you do that, you are likely to created a need and an attachment unless you can control it. This need is what creates insanity.

    Great is he who can find Love in his Heart.


    Tyler,

    See? love as you know, sexual attraction, is a NEED. Love in the Essential meaning is Life Itself! You just proved that you have a NEED instead of Love...


    Xev,

    I don't even need to comment, do I?


    Asguard,

    Totally agree with you!!

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    temporary_illusion is lucky!

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    Robeson,

    It's incredible, but Love is possible to be achieved through self-awareness. That's because when you become more self-aware, you find Love in Its Essence in your own Heart...

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    If you project It, you get away from this Essential Love and find this "common" love we have in our society. Most people project their Love. That's why we have this love in our society, as it's widely promoted.

    Love,
    Nelson
     
  22. Adam §Þ@ç€ MØnk€¥ Registered Senior Member

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    Well, I believe love exists, but I'm a complete dumb-arse about these things.
     
  23. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    Adam,

    Nahhhh... YOU are not...

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    Love,
    Nelson
     

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