OK. Lets accept for a moment that love is a chemical process, ok? If we understand that to be true, then you would also say that so is life- which at surface value, makes sense. I mean, you need a sperm and and ovum and genetics and all that. But can the concept of life really be explained with genetics? I mean, if you just keep narrowing it down further and further, you reach a point that science can't explain, and never will, simply because the answer isn't scientifically based. Life is 'created' when the sperm and ovum meet, but is it really life that is created, or does life come to be through the sperm and the ovum's union? Life already exists but becomes so through that medium, because life is not just an assortment of Guamine, Thymine, Cytosine and Adenine. I mean, think about it. Does a random order of those really make life? No, it doesn't, and I don't see how you can argue it does. Equally so, love is something that comes to be THROUGH that process. Your counter...?
2007-05-20 13:49:03 · 6 answers · asked by fslcaptain737 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Your arguement makes no sense. It can't be because it can't be?
2007-05-20 13:55:10 · answer #1 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is to say what the order is? We know more about this now then we ever did before though because we have petri dish fertilization. So that alone says that it takes certain biological and chemical events to take place, but does order matter? I am not the best one to ask this to I don't suppose, an ethical scientist would probably do better then I ever could and love, sometimes I just have to ask what is that? Can we really ever have any love unless we also have some hate at times? And if that is true what is more important that we have both sides of the spectrum or that we know what to do with them when the time comes?
2007-05-20 21:41:19 · answer #2 · answered by Friend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you've convinced me. From now on, my new answer to that question is, "Gawddidit!"
Seriously though, your argument is lacking. It contains the fallacies of the non sequitur (claiming that A results from B when it doesn't) and argument from personal incredulity ("I can't see how it could be so, therefore it isn't so.") Further more, genetic codes are not randomly ordered; they are ordered to produce organisms which are capable of surviving and reproducing. Evolution whittles out those organisms whose genetic code produces life unable to survive, leaving those with the best-structured genomes.
Also, "life" is not an either-or thing. At the cellular level "life" starts to look pretty biomechanical. Is a virus alive? It's nothing more than some genetic code wrapped in a protein coat. Similarly, a zygote (united egg+sperm) is no more alive than any other cell in your body; it merely behaves and divides in a different manner, eventually growing into a separate macro-organism.
What we know as sentience is an emergent process from the workings of our brain. Similarly, love is an emergent process from the workings of our brain and hormones, designed to sway us into reproducing and making more of our species. It's certainly more complex than mere sexual lust, but that's what gives us a survival advantage.
Humans are weak creatures physically, and it's our brains that allowed us to survive and prosper on the African savannah. Having big brains is energy-intensive though, and as a result our babies require a longer than average developmental period--a longer gestation pre-birth, and longer care post-birth before we become able to care for ourselves. Thus it is favorable for humans to establish long-term relationships, so that the father can share in the child-rearing efforts, giving the child a better chance of surviving. This is where love comes in! Love encourages long-term pair bonding, and thus is a survival advantage for us. Make sense?
2007-05-20 21:38:02 · answer #3 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The attraction maybe chemical, or spiritual,but what I know is LOVE IS A VERB! IT"S NOT A NOUN- OBJECT OR SUBJECT LOVE IS A VERB!
I CHOOSE TO___LOVE___YOU! AND IF I DON"T WANT TO BYE! BYE! GET IT!The longer I choose to Love someone, The deeper the roots of the love in my heart. But Love is a volentary act. Alone, I decide who I choose to love. Some parents cannot even Love their kids. Learn to love yourself, when you do this well, others will be attracted to you.
2007-05-20 22:00:21 · answer #4 · answered by Kim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love isn't a chemical reaction. Infatuation which lasts 6 months to a year is a chemical reaction.
And my understanding of love doesn't need to start with infatuation.
Peace
2007-05-20 21:43:11 · answer #5 · answered by zingis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes., i agree with that., it was part......
2007-05-20 21:01:53 · answer #6 · answered by Jhay_xtriker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋