What is Love? - Page 4

Perry Winkle · 02-12-2007, 08:52 PM

Now I'm wondering if there's a connection between kite and kitten...hrm...

9th Engineer · 02-20-2007, 02:36 PM

Love has two components, behavior and emotion. As an emotion,...well hell, how is anyone supposed to define something that everyone claims is their own and no one else's? As a behavior love is chemistry, and is ruled be regions of the brain very close to those involved in addiction. Actually, scans of a heartbroken lover's brain will reveal patterns nearly identical to someone in drug withdrawal. Go figure. Scent has a great deal to do with this. Case in point, a recent study showed that a very high proportion of women smell the clothing of their husband/boyfriend during periods of separation.
I'm not trying to downplay the emotional side, but isn't something with a huge number of equally correct definition undefinable? As such it's kind of a silly question, sort of like "what is inside this black box that you cannot open, touch, smell or listen to?".

lumberjim · 02-20-2007, 06:06 PM

it's so funny when science geeks try to answer philisophical questions empirically.

I'm telling you. it's a cupcake given to a stranger.

9th Engineer · 02-20-2007, 09:32 PM

I don't usually try to mold an answer to a purposefully unanswerable question, but this is actually a concept that gets batted around from time to time in the neural engineering circles here. Emotion as a discreet series of interaction in isolated portions of the brain is something getting more and more research time and funding, mostly anger and emotions that lead to crime, but love is thrown in there because it consumes so much of our time. So I threw it in there as more of a representation of how we address the issue here, rather than a response to the spirit of the question.

I don't watch enough sappy movies to pull a funny quote from memory, and any attempt at making one up would probably be pathetic...

everloving_dom · 03-05-2007, 11:20 PM

i think ill go philosophical on this one... love is ones consciousness acknowledging the consciousness of another human without the need for proof. im a fan of Descartes so if u know anything about his work u know exactly what a big deal love is...

Perry Winkle · 03-06-2007, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by everloving_dom

im a fan of Descartes so if u know anything about his work u know exactly what a big deal love is...

Enlighten us?

Shawnee123 · 03-06-2007, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by everloving_dom

i think ill go philosophical on this one... love is ones consciousness acknowledging the consciousness of another human without the need for proof. im a fan of Descartes so if u know anything about his work u know exactly what a big deal love is...

That's the "cgto rgo sm" guy.

Elspode · 03-06-2007, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by everloving_dom

i think ill go philosophical on this one... love is ones consciousness acknowledging the consciousness of another human without the need for proof. im a fan of Descartes so if u know anything about his work u know exactly what a big deal love is...

Sounds like 'namaste' to me..."The divine in me acknowledges the divine in you", or some variation along those lines.

Maui Nick · 03-31-2007, 12:09 PM

Love hurts, love scars,
Love wounds, and marks,
Any heart, not tough,
Or strong enough
To take a lot of pain,
Take a lot of pain
Love is like a cloud
Holds a lot of rain
Love hurts, ooh ooh
Love hurts

freshnesschronic · 04-01-2007, 12:57 AM

love is putting up with her because, well, she puts up with you

elSicomoro · 04-01-2007, 01:03 AM

Love is appreciating every piece of an individual...and appreciating the bad parts the most.

Maui Nick · 04-01-2007, 10:56 AM

Here's the Calvin and Hobbes answer (OK, so it's only the Hobbes answer) ...

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2007/04/01/

King · 04-04-2007, 08:54 PM

All of the above.

Urbane Guerrilla · 04-14-2007, 05:17 AM

V, those choices are somehow nearly poetry. They are like verse.

I picked three -- verb, noun, and feeling. These are the things or ways I've been there.

9th Engineer · 04-22-2007, 12:22 AM

Love is caring about someone else's happiness above your own, that's why there are different types of love. Eros, Philia, Agape, and perhaps to some extent Storge (maybe). Eros and Agape are the two types we call love in western culture.

View Poll Results: What is Love?
Love is a verb, manifest in actions.	18	37.50%
Love is a noun, a tangible or intangible thing.	8	16.67%
Love is service, to another.	11	22.92%
Love is a feeling, wheeee!	16	33.33%
Love is an illusion, booo!	4	8.33%
Love is brain chemistry, or other chemistry.	14	29.17%
Love isn't anything, or anything on this list. (Write in.)	6	12.50%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll

02-20-2007, 02:36 PM	#47
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	Love has two components, behavior and emotion. As an emotion,...well hell, how is anyone supposed to define something that everyone claims is their own and no one else's? As a behavior love is chemistry, and is ruled be regions of the brain very close to those involved in addiction. Actually, scans of a heartbroken lover's brain will reveal patterns nearly identical to someone in drug withdrawal. Go figure. Scent has a great deal to do with this. Case in point, a recent study showed that a very high proportion of women smell the clothing of their husband/boyfriend during periods of separation. I'm not trying to downplay the emotional side, but isn't something with a huge number of equally correct definition undefinable? As such it's kind of a silly question, sort of like "what is inside this black box that you cannot open, touch, smell or listen to?". __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

02-20-2007, 06:06 PM	#48
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	it's so funny when science geeks try to answer philisophical questions empirically. I'm telling you. it's a cupcake given to a stranger. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-20-2007, 09:32 PM	#49
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	I don't usually try to mold an answer to a purposefully unanswerable question, but this is actually a concept that gets batted around from time to time in the neural engineering circles here. Emotion as a discreet series of interaction in isolated portions of the brain is something getting more and more research time and funding, mostly anger and emotions that lead to crime, but love is thrown in there because it consumes so much of our time. So I threw it in there as more of a representation of how we address the issue here, rather than a response to the spirit of the question. I don't watch enough sappy movies to pull a funny quote from memory, and any attempt at making one up would probably be pathetic... __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

03-31-2007, 12:09 PM	#54
Maui Nick ... is not really in Maui. Weird, huh? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Near the beach Posts: 153	Love hurts, love scars, Love wounds, and marks, Any heart, not tough, Or strong enough To take a lot of pain, Take a lot of pain Love is like a cloud Holds a lot of rain Love hurts, ooh ooh Love hurts __________________ PROJECT STILL TO BE COMPLETED: Adding silly *.sig.

02-12-2007, 08:52 PM	#46
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Now I'm wondering if there's a connection between kite and kitten...hrm...

03-05-2007, 11:20 PM	#50
everloving_dom kinda new to everything Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3	i think ill go philosophical on this one... love is ones consciousness acknowledging the consciousness of another human without the need for proof. im a fan of Descartes so if u know anything about his work u know exactly what a big deal love is...

04-01-2007, 12:57 AM	#55
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	love is putting up with her because, well, she puts up with you

04-01-2007, 01:03 AM	#56
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Love is appreciating every piece of an individual...and appreciating the bad parts the most.

04-01-2007, 10:56 AM	#57
Maui Nick ... is not really in Maui. Weird, huh? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Near the beach Posts: 153	Here's the Calvin and Hobbes answer (OK, so it's only the Hobbes answer) ... http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2007/04/01/ __________________ PROJECT STILL TO BE COMPLETED: Adding silly *.sig.

04-04-2007, 08:54 PM	#58
King Conquistador Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Everywhere Posts: 259	All of the above. __________________ "I've shot you, Jeff. With a bullet made of Scottish finance regulations."

04-14-2007, 05:17 AM	#59
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	V, those choices are somehow nearly poetry. They are like verse. I picked three -- verb, noun, and feeling. These are the things or ways I've been there. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

04-22-2007, 12:22 AM	#60
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	Love is caring about someone else's happiness above your own, that's why there are different types of love. Eros, Philia, Agape, and perhaps to some extent Storge (maybe). Eros and Agape are the two types we call love in western culture. __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

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