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RE: Atheists Only Please: Serious Question About Love
September 9, 2014 at 2:26 am
(September 8, 2014 at 2:55 pm)naimless Wrote: 1. Does love exist?
2. Have you experienced love?
3. What is love?
1. Yes, but of course, since what we call love is a chemical reaction in the brain, love becomes subjective to each person. Some people have all the love to give in the world, some people have no chemical signals for love going on in their brain and the rest of us are somewhere on the spectrum.
2. Yes, more so when I was younger as I had way more friends in high school. But, I think without some form of love in my life it wouldn't be worth it, whether it be a love for a hobby, love for an object, or more importantly love for other people and animals that are capable of loving you back.
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RE: Atheists Only Please: Serious Question About Love
September 9, 2014 at 3:46 am
I hate you ...now I can't stop singing that bloody song!
(I love hating love songs!)
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RE: Atheists Only Please: Serious Question About Love
September 9, 2014 at 4:19 am
(September 8, 2014 at 3:04 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: 1. No idea.
2. Nope
3. I don't know.
i agree man
i don't love my gf either
it's like i've always said
fuck bitches
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RE: Atheists Only Please: Serious Question About Love
September 9, 2014 at 5:00 am
(September 8, 2014 at 2:55 pm)naimless Wrote: 1. Does love exist?
2. Have you experienced love?
3. What is love?
Baby don't hurt me,
Don't hurt me
No more...
Okay sorry I admit I just threw that last one in for funsies before anyone else could. Srsly tho reply plz. Kthxbai xox.
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. It's a particular blend of three types of chemical neurotransmitter that generates a physiological reaction in the body
As the Beatles sang,
'She blends her particular types of neurotransmitter and generates a physiological reaction in the body you, yeah, yeah, yeah.'
Classic.
MM
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RE: Atheists Only Please: Serious Question About Love
September 9, 2014 at 5:04 am
(September 9, 2014 at 5:00 am)ManMachine Wrote: (September 8, 2014 at 2:55 pm)naimless Wrote: 1. Does love exist?
2. Have you experienced love?
3. What is love?
Baby don't hurt me,
Don't hurt me
No more...
Okay sorry I admit I just threw that last one in for funsies before anyone else could. Srsly tho reply plz. Kthxbai xox.
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. It's a particular blend of three types of chemical neurotransmitter that generates a physiological reaction in the body
As the Beatles sang,
'She blends her particular types of neurotransmitter and generates a physiological reaction in the body you, yeah, yeah, yeah.'
Classic.
MM
She dopamines you, yeah yeah yeah
She dopamines you, yeah yeah yeah
And with dopamine like that, you know you should be glad.
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RE: Atheists Only Please: Serious Question About Love
September 9, 2014 at 5:22 am
Despite most people here saying love is a subjective experience I'll have to disagree - You see, the experience by itself is subjective, but there seem to be some common objective patterns between people who are in love, and don't come tell me there aren't - Didn't you ever observe one of your friend's reactions while next to a significant other and concluded my friend seems to be in love with her/him? Well this means there is probably some objectivity at least on the definition of love, you can feel it differently, some people feel it more, others less, but there's definitely some common objective ground.
Yes
Yes, currently am since 2 years and half ago
An attachment provoked by chemical reactions that makes you feel better on the presence/contact with a specific person. CapnAwesome and FatAndFaithless also put very good definitions
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RE: Atheists Only Please: Serious Question About Love
September 9, 2014 at 7:52 pm
(September 9, 2014 at 5:22 am)Blackout Wrote: Despite most people here saying love is a subjective experience I'll have to disagree - You see, the experience by itself is subjective, but there seem to be some common objective patterns between people who are in love, and don't come tell me there aren't - Didn't you ever observe one of your friend's reactions while next to a significant other and concluded my friend seems to be in love with her/him? Well this means there is probably some objectivity at least on the definition of love, you can feel it differently, some people feel it more, others less, but there's definitely some common objective ground.
Yes
Yes, currently am since 2 years and half ago
An attachment provoked by chemical reactions that makes you feel better on the presence/contact with a specific person. CapnAwesome and FatAndFaithless also put very good definitions
I remember my girlfriend's best friend had placed bets on whether my girlfriend and I would get together, and her reaction upon hearing that we were dating was very palpable.
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RE: Atheists Only Please: Serious Question About Love
September 10, 2014 at 3:15 am
Put another way, love is feeling the same way about someone when you're no longer horny.
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RE: Atheists Only Please: Serious Question About Love
September 10, 2014 at 3:21 am
1. Does love exist?
Love is objective.
2. Have you experienced love?
I like to think that I have.
3. What is love?
Irrational
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RE: Atheists Only Please: Serious Question About Love
September 10, 2014 at 7:51 am
1. Does love exist?
I can't touch it so no haha 
2. Have you experienced love?
I've experienced what other people describe as love
3. What is love?
Being inspired to do stupid stuff to make someone happy.
An overwhelming connection with parents, children, friends.
Infatuation.
Being caring and considerate.
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