Why do so many demand concrete physical proof for so many things?

Question

There is no concrete physical proof for Love but everyone agrees it exists.

Hum no concrete proof for gravity...think the fact that we are not floating in space is pretty concrete and physical.

The point is there are many things seen and unseen, many things proven and un proven just because we don't know the how and why of them at this time does not mean they do not exist.

Oh by the way we are not floating in space on one big ball. We are revolving around the Sun held be gravitational forces to a set path and held to the Earth by gravity as well.

Answer 1

There is much concrete proof for love existing, it is however an abstract not a physical concept. If there were no proof for it existing then it I would not believe in it. Not all proof can be 'seen'.

Answer 2

I'm not sure what you mean by proof of love. You have to define love in order to talk about it, let alone prove it. This is the stance of ignostics (not the same as agnostic, though a person can be both).

As you know, everyone seems to define love differently. But let's pretend we have a concrete definition and it includes caring more about the other than the self. This can be demonstrated through actions, which is the best sort of evidence we have for this non-physical idea of love.

Now, in God's case, many of us would expect something physical because of the way we think of things. However, God is supposed to be spiritual and, therefore, formless. Nevertheless, there is nothing that we observe that logically indicates the existence of God.

If you say the same about love, then my response is that we are attempting to speak of things that are not physical and are thus merely labels of certain emotions we have that are triggered by chemicals and so on in the brain. There is just so much to talk about for things like this...

Hopefully you see my point. Love can't exist or not exist because 1.) it has not been defined to everyone's satisfaction, and 2.) it is a label for a collection of other feelings/thoughts/actions, which are subjective. To ask to prove love without talking about each of its so-called components would be equivalent to asking to prove the existence of a tree without discussing its physical make-up. This idea applies to any abstract concept, I think.

Answer 3

...I take it this is about God?

I dunno, I think I would settle for convincing evidence. And there isn't any. I don't demand proof to acknowledge the possibility, but to believe in anything based solely on the suggestion that it exists is foolish. What is the limit? Where do you draw the line?

For instance. I have an invisible pet unicorn. Don't you believe me? Why do you need concrete physical proof? He poops rainbows. That's where rainbows come from. Is that not proof enough? Now, what if I asked you to base your life, your actions, and decisions, on what my invisible pet unicorn said? What if I got a group of people to believe me, and we started to influence various public and political policies? And still, offer no evidence.

As for your example, love is something every human being feels (key word. Feels. Love is a not physical thing, and therefore does not require physical proof. The proof lies instead in the ways love affects us.) , to some extent, while God, though he may exist, primarily remains a copout explanation, to satisfy those without enough knowledge to understand the world around them.

Answer 4

We've all been taught and conditioned to rely on the physical aspects of life. Material riches, good looks, signs of status, etc. are the main focus of some people's perception. It's primarily a physical world that we live in - it takes evolving and enlightenment to look further into the other realms of life such as the spiritual aspects. Going past the obvious takes thought and depth. Unfortunately, a lot of people are too lazy to study and expand their knowledge.

Answer 5

I want concrete proof that so many are demanding concrete physical proof for so many things. Cause personally I don't need proof to know god doesn't exist.

Answer 6

Sonnet CXVI
Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come: Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
-- William Shakespeare

Concrete physical proof for Love is children healthy in mind and body.

Answer 7

We were created with the gift of logic and a sense of reasoning. Going through life without using your gifts, and simply trusting, will get you in deep trouble. This blind faith stuff is a result of brainwashing and fanaticism. Your example is not very good. Nobody disputes the existence of love because this is an emotion that all normal people have.

Answer 8

Go drop a bowling ball on your head and then tell me there's no concrete proof for gravity.

Faith doesn't pay my bills, but concrete physical proofs do. I'm a scientist and mathematician. My life is far too valuable to me to pin it on a flyer and hope faith carries it through.

Answer 9

I don't see anyone demanding physical proof for anything, just proof. "Love" is the name given to an emotion or behavior that can be observed. I hope that you are not comparing a belief that deities exist with the knowledge that human beings experience emotions, because it's not a valid comparison. You are confusing visibility with existence. Something does not have to be *visible* to exist, but it does have to exist to be visible.

Answer 10

Love is an emotion. Are you saying that God is an emotion?
What goes up will come down. How much more proof of gravity would one need?