From what I can tell emotional attachments to children serve no purpose after the child is raised. Emotional attachments to parents serve no purpose. Filial piety exists in most cultures across the world.
What is the purpose of emotional attachment?
Where does filial piety come from?
What purpose does filial piety serve?
2007-01-15 11:47:16 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, Sho-nuff ... it's one of the things that sets us apart from animals. Closeness between human beings is nurturing. Most people don't like to feel as though they are all alone in the world. They need someone who cares about them to listen to their thoughts and problems and someone with whom to share triumphs and joy as well. If you are around someone long enough, you become attached.
2007-01-15 12:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serves no purpose? People, friends or family members, etc, have emotions for each other because they care or are at least concerned for people near to them. Most people find that they can use a friend's help at some time or the other. People fall in love too, believe it or not!
2007-01-15 11:53:41 · answer #2 · answered by esha26 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even a pet can form emotional attachments. This is because God originally had animals and humans living together in harmony in the Garden of Eden, before innocence was destroyed.
What's distinguishes a sociopath from the rest of the human race, and indeed, domesticated animals?
Inability, or unwillingness, to form emotional attachments.
Shonuff, if you know any sociopaths, I'd steer clear of them, or you might end up in his or her freezer. In meal-sized portions.
2007-01-15 12:28:29 · answer #3 · answered by miraclewhip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Purpose:
The how: A gene forms, or a person becomes used to being with thier child and thus forms a sort of love for them that is unexplainable.
The why: God loves children and thus wants thier parents to love them (woot)
Filial piety:
Come from? Well I guess from religion... or better, God. It helps keep the order of life.. Much like Christians are called to obey and be like Christ, children should obey and be like thier good parents.
I didn't become a Christian because my parents did, it was my own desicion. The example they set for me and thier testamonies of what God did for them sure helped though.
Science answers... how. God answers.. why.
Good question.
And by the way, Buddhism and Christianity are much alike in the area of filial piety.. hehe.
The Bible emphasized the need to fellowship with others, including your children. It's very important.. (contrary to the Buddhist belief of becoming a hermit--so to speak)
2007-01-15 11:54:11 · answer #4 · answered by Doug 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
For social animals like humans, it has a certain measure of survival value for both our genes and for that of the species. You should check out 'The Selfish Gene' by Richard Dawkins. It explains quite well why animals invest a certain amount of energy, resources and emotion into their offspring and siblings and it all comes down to gene survival. It's a great book and I recommend it to anyone who wants to know about reciprocal altruism in species and evolutionary biology. It also has some important information on memetics.
2007-01-15 11:58:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that as an adult, I love my mom much more now that we're several states apart. (She has a very big personality and is very certain that she's right.) Even as an adult, you need emotional help and guidance on tough issues, or just to talk. We get into the habit of coming to our parents for this, if we're lucky. And parents get into the habit of being concerned for their children.
2007-01-15 11:53:38 · answer #6 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you had children you wouldn't even ask this question.
Look in the eyes of someone you love who's dying (as in fact we all are) and ask why we have emotional attachments. It's because we're made to be with each other and to love each other. Love, my friend. How can you think it's all atoms and the void without closing your eyes to love?
2007-01-15 12:29:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid religion exploits the human need for tribal and familial attachments. Evolution dictated only those with extended means of support survived.
2007-01-15 11:55:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Logic requires premises from which to act, as it cannot provide them itself. All decisions are based on 1) the information we have, and 2) our sentiment about that information. We have emotions so that we might act at all. Emotional attatchment is inevitable from there, just like any habit.
2007-01-15 12:10:29 · answer #9 · answered by neil s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty much just child rearing & basic survival, but back in the day the extended family raised the kiddos, so it was in everyone's best interest to keep everyone happy & around to watch/protect the kids. and if your kids grew up & couldn't care less about you, you wouldn't necessarily think great of them either, would you? and then you wouldn't help the ungrateful lil turds raise THEIR kids.
2007-01-15 11:53:29 · answer #10 · answered by it's me again 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋