2007-02-18 11:38:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
The heart (♥) has long been used as a symbol to refer to the spiritual, emotional, moral, and in the past also intellectual core of a human being. As the heart was once widely believed to be the seat of the human mind, the word heart continues to be used poetically to refer to the soul, and stylized depictions of hearts are extremely prevalent symbols representing love. However, more realistic depictions of human hearts tend to have macabre connotations of death and violence, quite unlike the concepts associated with the poetic and symbolic heart. This discrepancy is a common source of dark humor.
2007-02-18 11:42:49 · answer #1 · answered by Misty Eyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blame the French. They're the ones who first came up with that analogy. I believe it dates back to the days when everyone believed feelings (and everything important) originated in the heart, instead of the brain, which as we all know now, is the true origin of everything we perceive.
2007-02-18 11:46:34 · answer #2 · answered by texasjewboy12 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you ever notice that many flowers have heart shaped petals. Mostly flowers are associated with love. We give them to people out of love. That is my take on it.
2007-02-18 11:42:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hearts have traditionally been thought to contain the soul and the emotional center of the human body. They represent love, passion, and desire.
2007-02-18 11:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by Doris B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Misunderstanding about where thoughts and feelings reside (i.e. in the brain).
The heart is important but only as a pump.
2007-02-18 11:42:21 · answer #5 · answered by frugernity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it signifies something central. The heart is central to the body and love is central to the emotions.
2007-02-18 11:41:37 · answer #6 · answered by the Boss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
harts are good to eat
2007-02-18 11:42:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you are programed to.
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2007-02-18 11:41:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋