Like, when a person falls in love? (or the love of God..)
Is there a formula or theory for that? Like the 'self-hypnosis' theory of worship?
Just curious; don't call me an idiot.
Wait no... you can. It'll just make you look bad though :\
2007-01-25 12:14:21 · 33 answers · asked by Doug 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Though you really are. How the hell can science explain the love of "god" when science has NOTHING to do with "god" (since science is based on facts, evidence, and/or observations and god is just a big ol' fake)?
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Well, that's why I asked.
2007-01-25 13:52:34 · update #1
God has nothing to do with love, apparently it is evil to express your love to a member of the opposite sex, and especially not with someone of the same sex, according to the bible.
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ROFL
You're reading the WRONG bible.
Read Song of Solomon, then get back to me.
2007-01-25 13:53:55 · update #2
You're not an idiot.
Love is evolutionarily explainable in the fact that it has help ensure the survival of the species' young, even though human babies took about half our lives to reach sexual and social maturity, at least before modern medicine and hygiene.
Love is a complex series of neuronal activities that originate in the limbic system within the brain. Depending on the nature of the love, it can also include hormonal secretions from the gonads and the hypothalamus.
The exact process varies from person to person, and from object of affection to object of affection, but in general it involves nerves that recognize an object as desirable or as a member of one's family or group of friends, development of feelings of comradeship or sexual/affiliational desire, and a desire to protect the relationship from threats.
{♂♂} - {♂♀} - {♀♀}
2007-01-25 12:22:38 · answer #1 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 9⤊ 2⤋
Idiot (ooo, I just did)
Though you really are. How the hell can science explain the love of "god" when science has NOTHING to do with "god" (since science is based on facts, evidence, and/or observations and god is just a big ol' fake)?
But yes, normal love as in two people who love each other could fall into the science category. Science does deal with the human body and organs (like the brain) and when you're in love your feelings are in the brain....so yeah, I think it's possible.
2007-01-25 12:22:06 · answer #2 · answered by Alterna 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, I think it goes like this. You start getting hormones and you start looking. Then you narrow it down. You want certain qualities and managable faults. When you find someone who fits what you have been searching for, you like them. It then develops into love. And how can God explain love? Where in the Bible does it say God created love?
And if he DOES create love, then how come he disapproves of it?
People often say homosexuality is wrong because it isn't what God wants.
And if you are one of those people who chooses an answer just because it agrees with you, then you ARE an idiot. I've noticed you tend to do that.
2007-01-25 12:38:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we know exactly what happens when a person is physically attracted to someone in the brain. Animals had to develop this capacity, involved in the mating process, and different for all animals, so that the population could grow. In early organisms, it was an automatic function, but later, as the brain got more complex, as did the emotions we feel and the capacity for judgment.
And Doug, I've read quite a few of your posts before, and it seems your the hostile one.
2007-01-25 12:26:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity." - Einstein
For a more accurate answer, yes. I'd reccomend 'The Emotion Machine' by Marvin Minsky. Love, and all your neuroscience questions explained!
2007-01-25 12:25:15 · answer #5 · answered by Cunohans 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To a definite volume; cutting-area neurology can diploma issues like excitement and emotional attachment and attempt to extra properly ensure their reasons (a learn by way of Caltech in basic terms released the different day printed that understanding the fee of wine actually impacts how good it tastes, no longer purely how good we are saying it tastes). of path there are unknowns; otherwise scientists does no longer have something to do! yet i may be careful in asserting that technological awareness can't clarify a particular subject rely, ever; purely some centuries in the past, human beings might have reported the comparable component concerning to the celebs, the muse of existence, climate, and ailment :)
2016-09-28 00:02:15 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can science explain why you keep asking the same damn questions? Are you trying to gain converts by telling people they're wrong? Are you looking for validation for your beliefs? You don't need proof to believe - that's why it's called faith. I believe in some pretty ridiculous things now and then, just for kicks. Your belief is still your belief even if you can't prove it. But it's just that - a belief. You won't be able able to prove it, and you won't be able to argue the logic of it. Just accept that.
You're an idiot, Doug. But I mean that in the nicest possible way.
2007-01-25 12:35:36 · answer #7 · answered by Lee Harvey Wallbanger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doug, you are an idiot.
Ha ha! Just kidding. Very good question actually. Too bad it belongs in the Science category.
I'm sure the social sciences have studied love quite a bit. I know little about it except that it can be both wonderful and terrible at the same time. Other than that, ask a scientist what they have studied.
2007-01-25 12:20:16 · answer #8 · answered by a sock 3 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Considering that science has not yet figured out the intracacies of the human brain, no. I assure you, it is of a chemical nature and an obvious survival mechanism that would certainly fit with a species so genetically advanced as our own.
By god's love, are you referring to when he wiped out nearly all of his supposed creation with a flood, or the part where he sends souls to an eternity in hell for not kissing his a$$?
2007-01-25 12:22:57 · answer #9 · answered by einzelgaenger08 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Brain chemistry, but its beside the point.
God has nothing to do with love, apparently it is evil to express your love to a member of the opposite sex, and especially not with someone of the same sex, according to the bible.
Religion and Love are complete opposites in my mind.
2007-01-25 12:21:42 · answer #10 · answered by fleaciante 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋