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RE: Is “love” significant?
July 9, 2014 at 6:33 pm
(July 9, 2014 at 5:58 pm)XK9_Knight Wrote: And by the way, thank you Jenny for your clear and concise contribution to the discussion. But this last part intrigues me…
Jenny A Wrote:That said, the working of the brain is so complex that I can't say it feels like a bunch of chemical reactions. And I'll be damned if I going to behave as if it were. (July 9, 2014 at 5:58 pm)XK9_Knight Wrote: What do you mean by that last part?
You mean damned?  It's an expression. I've been know to say OMG too.
Or did you mean something deeper like, "what do mean by behaving as if weren't just chemical reactions?" Because there is a platform or framing problem with that statement isn't there? 
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RE: Is “love” significant?
July 9, 2014 at 6:41 pm
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Love can be quite a selfish thing. Empathy doesn't have to be... though it can be amplified by love.
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RE: Is “love” significant?
July 9, 2014 at 7:10 pm
(July 9, 2014 at 7:32 am)XK9_Knight Wrote: ... Sometimes I feel like my very presence here is a form of trolling (Lol). Honestly, I’m not “telling” you what love is, I’m asking. Significance is particular; I expected differing opinions and that’s what I asked for.
Sure, I could give my own opinion, but that’s no fun. I’m eager to hear from the rest of you. (And by the way, thanks all of you  ) hmmmm I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop. If you're still here a month from now, then I'll +1 rep and shower you in kudos.
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RE: Is “love” significant?
July 9, 2014 at 7:11 pm
What's with you and shoes man? Stepped on as a child? 
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RE: Is “love” significant?
July 9, 2014 at 8:08 pm
(July 9, 2014 at 7:10 pm)bennyboy Wrote: (July 9, 2014 at 7:32 am)XK9_Knight Wrote: ... Sometimes I feel like my very presence here is a form of trolling (Lol). Honestly, I’m not “telling” you what love is, I’m asking. Significance is particular; I expected differing opinions and that’s what I asked for.
Sure, I could give my own opinion, but that’s no fun. I’m eager to hear from the rest of you. (And by the way, thanks all of you ) hmmmm I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop. If you're still here a month from now, then I'll +1 rep and shower you in kudos.
@ bennyboy I don't think his shoes are big enough to hurt anyone.
@ XK9 Knight I am curious why you're here if you're worried it's trolling. I also think you probably ought to answer your own question, now that you've garnered some thoughtful answers.
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RE: Is “love” significant?
July 10, 2014 at 12:07 am
(July 9, 2014 at 7:11 pm)Rhythm Wrote: What's with you and shoes man? Stepped on as a child? No, I lived under a 1-legged man. It was very annoying.
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RE: Is “love” significant?
July 10, 2014 at 12:12 am
(July 8, 2014 at 8:40 pm)Chad32 Wrote: I think we do tend to put love on a higher pedestal than other emotions, and some people want to think there's some big divide between love and lust. Like love is this deep spiritual thing, while lust is a dirty perverted thing.
I definitely separate love and lust. I think they're both wonderful beautiful emotions but they're separate in that I feel love towards some people, and I feel lust towards others. Never both. Maybe it's just me.
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RE: Is “love” significant?
July 10, 2014 at 12:26 am
(July 10, 2014 at 12:12 am)Losty Wrote: (July 8, 2014 at 8:40 pm)Chad32 Wrote: I think we do tend to put love on a higher pedestal than other emotions, and some people want to think there's some big divide between love and lust. Like love is this deep spiritual thing, while lust is a dirty perverted thing.
I definitely separate love and lust. I think they're both wonderful beautiful emotions but they're separate in that I feel love towards some people, and I feel lust towards others. Never both. Maybe it's just me. It's just you.
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RE: Is “love” significant?
July 10, 2014 at 12:50 am
The word love is just a pointer, the word means nothing, but what it points to means everything. Love is realizing your true self, its realizing that you and everyone else are one, we are all connected, and this connection when realized is pure love.
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RE: Is “love” significant?
July 10, 2014 at 1:03 am
By all logical standards, love is irrational. Despite knowing that, I enjoy being in love. Nothing else compares to loving someone and being loved in return by that same someone.
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