2007-09-27 02:16:24 · 22 answers · asked by Bebe 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you're suggesting that God is also a subjective entity/experience that only exists in the mind, I'd have to agree.
2007-09-27 02:18:41 · answer #1 · answered by Eleventy 6 · 13⤊ 2⤋
What's really gonna kill ya is that we can not only prove that it "exists" (albeit in an insubstantial way) but that it is the product of evolutionary processes.
Love is our word for friendship, companionship, empathy, platonic and sexual attraction and infatuation. Since all of these social practices exist, love therefore exists.
All of the above aspects of social interaction are advantageous for survival as we not only help others close to use to survive but we feel compelled to aid in the survival of those we love. Why do you think there is no greater love than that between a mother and child (although this is not always the case)?
2007-09-27 10:21:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK, let's spend a minute on the difference between evidence and proof. A lawyer presents evidence to a jury, and the jury decides what that evidence proves. That is, proof is when the evidence is convincing.
I find the evidence for love quite convincing, having experienced it often enough in my life. But I also believe there is plenty of evidence from observation, especially between parents and children, and between couples who stick together for long periods of time and appear to be happy to be together.
I believe a good relationship is one in which both partners (or all of them, if a larger group) consider themselves lucky to be a part of it. I call the reason why they feel lucky "love" in most cases.
After all, other motives tend to be one-sided. People do marry for money, certainly, but what is the wealthier one marrying for? It's one-sided. For sex, or someone to look after them in old age, that sort of thing. Something different is on the other side. The same goes for a physical or psychological dependency. I know there is a popular term "co-dependent," but that may or may not be love.
2007-09-27 09:25:04 · answer #3 · answered by auntb93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oxytocin
2007-09-27 09:27:52 · answer #4 · answered by klover_dso 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am Christain and I know from experience that love is two types...
We have a love with people and a love God gives us when we accept His son Jesus in our hearts..
The Love God gives us,goes way farther than any love this earth has...
Hey my granbaby's nickname is Bebe...lol...
2007-09-27 09:28:34 · answer #5 · answered by I give you the Glory Father ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um....of course you can. If you have ever been in love, ever had children, ever had family that was close....then you can prove that love exists.
2007-09-27 09:19:16 · answer #6 · answered by smellyfoot ™ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
ok smart A$$ chemical reaction in the brain? what "chemical" are reacting to love? The dopamine? That reacts when ever you eat something or when ever you do something you like or your body enjoys. The serotonin? Also another chemical in your brain that reacts to things you enjoy, or to drugs you take. You can take drugs that will make those chemicals react in your brain. So to say that its a chemical reaction in your brain, you "atheists" who say everything is proven by proof, you have none here.
2007-09-27 09:22:14 · answer #7 · answered by cmg_266 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Love is an emotion, which is human nature. You can't explain love, it just happens.
Human nature is a part of evolution.
2007-09-27 09:21:28 · answer #8 · answered by Heck if I know! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay so whats the chemical made of at its lowest level.
nice try though.
oh and fridge - using an example here, how does schindler sparing the jews preserve his gene pool, protect him or fulfil his sexual needs. thats just one example.
2007-09-27 09:21:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you define what the word love means?
If not then you don't know what you are asking about.
2007-09-27 09:27:41 · answer #10 · answered by Y!A-FOOL 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋