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unmaker

A Discourse on Love

Jan 31, 2005 18:55

While completing my lower division coursework at Glendale Community College, I frequented the so-called Freak's Corner. I say frequented, but it wasn't so much a place really as it was a clique of nerds, geeks and dorks (oh, and let's not forget the most freakish of the lot: the stupid drama majors.) Truly, The Freak's Corner was simply the name ( Read more... )

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vengeant February 1 2005, 08:59:13 UTC

So, why did you two rule out the possibility that Love is just brain chemicals to encourage us to procreate? That was something that always popped up in conversations on the subject of love at GCC...

unmaker February 1 2005, 09:18:45 UTC

The entire sum of human experience is based on brain chemistry. That in itself doesn't tell us much. Knowing the theory behind a given chemical reaction doesn't tell us the practice of its operation. The human brain, being a chaotic system, can't be reduced to a simpler form. Emotions must therefore be considered experientially. Psychology, much like meteorology, is a soft science. It can observe trends and make general predictions, but the more specific the question the less accurate the answer. Besides, neither of us is a neurologist nor a psychobiologist, so we wouldn't have had much to talk about if we'd gone that way with the discussion.

unmaker February 1 2005, 13:04:19 UTC

Allow me to elaborate. Yes, our brain chemistry is such that we enjoy eating. Why? Eating is necessary for our survival. Does this explain why we generally prefer unhealthy foods to healthy foods? No. In fact, recognizing the "purpose" of the imperative gives us very little insight into its actual nature. Saying that love is "just" brain chemicals is like saying that a chair is just atoms... it entirely misses the point.

cliffsname February 2 2005, 01:17:02 UTC

Sex feels good--that's the encouragement to procreate.

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bilboh20 February 2 2005, 05:09:07 UTC

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unmaker February 2 2005, 08:14:50 UTC

Doh, I completely forgot about you. :-/ Sorry man.

cliffsname February 2 2005, 09:08:59 UTC

And seriously, I'm caught here...I wouldn't call myself a practicing psychologist.

But damn does it feel good to be called such.

unmaker February 2 2005, 09:10:06 UTC

Um, you're practicing to be made perfect then?

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