Please explain how this is possible.
2006-06-24 19:16:24 · 8 answers · asked by Type3Thinker 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The intention of this question leans toward "groups" of people or "people in general".
2006-06-24 19:30:13 · update #1
Two things... love and hate are not diametrically opposed, they are two sides of the same mirror. Indifference is the opposite of both. You cannot love or hate what you are indifferent to. It is quite normal to have many powerful mixed feelings about people, and your interactions with them.
Second, most people have the ability to be rational, thinking, functioning human beings. One on one, you could probably hold a decent conversation with someone who hates everythign you believe in, and both of you would come out better for it. Groups of people, though, tend to shift the authority and responsibility for action away from themselves. The IQ level of a collective group is significantly lower than the average of the IQ's of the individuals within the group- this has been proven. So, while I like people very much individually, and as a society, groupthink scares the sh1t out of me!
So, the answer to your question is, yes.
2006-06-26 13:25:15 · answer #1 · answered by Hauntedfox 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's why God created the word "ambivalent".
Yes, if fact it's healthy. The worst thing you could do is think in black and white- that someone is all good or all bad. No one is all good or all bad. We all have a few good qualities and a few bad. So we can like a person in some ways and just can't stand other things about them. Actually, it's the behavior we don't like, not the person. We really are supposed to love everyone- as people.
You know this is never more true then when you talk about family. Who doesn't love their mother- but just can't stand her at the same time! Lots of us!
2006-06-25 02:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by niteowl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes... Especially with friends from college. In relationships..... That's a whole different ball game. If you only dislike them for a short period of time, that's natural. If that feeling continues to linger, then you may want to worry. I've never felt them both at the same exact time, so I couldn't give you any insight on that one.
Well, if it's casual friends... I would keep in touch, but not allow myself to remain too close.
2006-06-25 02:35:39 · answer #3 · answered by dhalia_1977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, just ask any married person. Or do you mean people in general? I like people but hate the public. Like any person has his (or her) good qualities if you get to know him (or her), but the random anonymous people in traffic and at the grocery store irritate the crap out of me.
2006-06-25 02:20:01 · answer #4 · answered by Nobody 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure - you may like one aspect of a person like their physical looks or their humor. On the other hand you may not like their sarcastic and biting personality. So it is possible.
2006-06-25 02:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by wildhair 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can like or even love a person, maybe just not an attitude , or philosophy they have. More times than not it's because it doesn't agree with yours.
2006-06-25 11:08:20 · answer #6 · answered by laughsall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. this is not possible.
in the same time{for exact moment and unique purpose} it is not possible to reject and accept a unique decision.
but,ordinary decisions are not pure,those are combined.those are a set of many pure decisions.and your final judge,is the result of these decisions.
2006-06-25 02:54:21 · answer #7 · answered by tyh_yu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you might like someone, but not like them, (you might like how they look or dress but not how they behave or act)
2006-06-25 02:30:22 · answer #8 · answered by asstr07 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋