Meaningless Discussion on the existence of love

[Paul Miller]

As Skinner8 so adequately put it, and I botched post editing, sorry. So a thread here so that the other one doesn't get sidetracked...

Agent Smith from the subpar movie in the trilogy: ...could it be for love? Illusions Mr. Anderson, vagaries of perception. Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose! And all of them as artificial as the Matrix itself, although only a human mind could invent something as insipid as love.

Does love really exist? Is it just lust? Or perhaps just the novelty of knowing a person so well? How do you really 'know'? And how can you be sure that the feeling are reciprocal? Far beyond me, I'm afraid. I think I'm far too young to truly have any knowledge on the subject, but then, how long do you have to know before you know? Crazy.....

Skinner8:
*Cue deep, yet meaningless discussion*

I'm on the "it's just whatever in your brain, just like any other emotion" side, though I do appreciate the odd romantic stuff.

Note that the above post had "does love really exist?" included in it when I was typing this.

[Ziegfried]

Look at what I did now. A discussion that not only might turn out somewhat serious, more than 4 people can even participate in it!

[TechKnow]

Umm love has been scientifically proven too be a unique mixture of chemicals in the brain. As for knowing when your in love, well lets just say im a newbie when it comes to love

[Paul Miller]

Just a mixture of chemicals? If that's all it is, won't be long before a drug could just make you 'feel' love. Somehow I doubt it's as simple as that, the human brain remains an enigma, one that I doubt we will solve for quite some time.

[TechKnow]

Well nothing in the brain is that simple I tryed looking it up on the web but all i got was a bunch of online dating services :/ Also what kind of love are you talking about? just between a man and a woman or say the love you have for your parents?

[Paul Miller]

Love love. Not 'you should love them because whatever whatever blah blah blah.' 'True' love, the love people *should* have for their significant others. But I don't want to say between a man and a woman, that might turn this into some debate about homosexuality and whatnot, let's leave that elsewhere, and have this one stick to 'love.'

[TechKnow]

Well on the existence of love, I dont see how can believe it doenst exist when its been proven, and if you talking about it as being some religous or mystic force that cant be proven or seen, then I can see where there would be debate. I personally believe its nothing more then chemicals interactions in your brain, and I believe thats doenst make it anyless meaningful or real.

[Paul Miller]

I didn't say I thought it didn't exist, I was merely opening up that for dabate. As goes for your 'proof', I'd like to see some of it, and also exactly what it 'proves'. Just saying there has been proof isn't enough. Is you source even credible? Just something to back up your statements really.

[TechKnow]

It was a hour long show on the discovery science channel and a mini-series on OPB. As I said I tryed looking for it on the internet but all I got was singles/dating services. sorry.

[Ziegfried]

I've heard a lot about the chemicals stuff myself. Anti-depressants work, don't they?

[Paul Miller]

Then this discussion is clearly neither deep nor meaningful I'd have thought that there was something more to it, and I do believe in it anyways. Bummer.

[Ziegfried]

Better luck next time.

[TechKnow]

Well I found proof, This is the best site I found
http://www.economist.com/printeditio...ory_ID=2424049
Theres also a bunch more here
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search

[ZeikHunter]

love is the chemical equivalent to large ammounts of chocolate. its been proven, but i heard it so long ago, i forget the source. im a strong proponent of love, but i cant stand chocolate... its nauseating... kinda like love....

[Paul Miller]

Read that, sounds pretty convincing. So much for any romantic notions, and my previous post puts it fairly well. Still would like to hear a female perspective on this, but then again, perhaps not.