A scientific explanation for love?

[David Sklansky]

That's a big part of it. And I know even more about dumb women than I do about God.

[lastchance]

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That's a big part of it. And I know even more about dumb women than I do about God.

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POTD.

Brilliant.

[Victor]

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That's a big part of it. And I know even more about dumb women than I do about God.

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whos avatar will be first? preferably on the forehead.....

[laurentia]

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... there is no scientific explanation for love.



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As there is a hunger center in your brain there must be a love center also. The area is probably not that well defined but when it gets stimulated you fall in love. The stimulus can be a sight a smell or/and even an other feeling like jealousy, etc.

[Cyrus]

It would be a mistake to focus exclusively on the chemical/corporeal aspect of love's manifestation. Waski's post about the release of endorphin in our body explains not the cause but the symptoms of love.

We cannot discount the knowledge we have acquired from psychology and philosophy. When I fall in love, I do so for a variety of reasons:

I fall in love with the Idol of the Other;
I am attracted to the Other's ability to help me reproduce my genes (even if I do not intend to have children with the Other, or at least not explicitly or immediately) - that's why men mostly prefer women with large as opposed to thin hips, in general;
I am identifying someone who is willing to be My Mirror, metaphorically (go back and listen to the song);
Damned if I know;
etc.

Consciousness is the trait that sets us apart from the other animals. We cannot ignore that aspect when we try to define one of our unique practices.

[wacki]

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Waski's post about the release of endorphin in our body explains not the cause but the symptoms of love.

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Genetic love maps, imprinting, and darwinism account for the cause. I mentioned 2/3 of those in my OP. There are still mysteries of course but through analysis of identical twins seperated at birth and babies reactions a lot can be shown.

[John Cole]

I'm trying to imagine Nat King Cole singing "I Love You with Scientific Merit."