Love, what is it? - Page 4

8Shade8 · 06-18-2009, 04:50 AM

Plain and simply put: Love is the spirit of dedication to the people closest to you such as friends and relatives.

Based on this definition, you cannot 'love' a physical object such as your Game Boy or a computer. You feel attachment and the need to have it, however it is not a person, so it does not meet the criteria of the definition; it is not love.

**devonin** · 06-18-2009, 11:33 AM

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Based on this definition, you cannot 'love' a physical object such as your Game Boy or a computer. You feel attachment and the need to have it, however it is not a person, so it does not meet the criteria of the definition; it is not love.

"I bring you love"
"Is that the love of a man for a woman, or the love of a man for a fine cuban cigar?"
/Simpsons

We clearly use the word in relation to non-persons all the time. I don't think we're just -misusing- the word, I think you're being too restrictive in your definition.

**Cavernio** · 06-19-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Frozen Beat

If my mom sold me into slavery, then okay. I hate her then. No love left at all.

Missing the point of the example. Would you hate your mom more than your slaver?
Do you honestly think you'd only hate her, and not love her anymore? What would you feel if you were to think about times when she protected you, showed her love for you, after you'd been sold into slavery? Thinking things like that would hurt like hell, and it would fuel my hatred for her even more.

richhhhhard · 07-14-2009, 08:29 PM

This is an easy one!
Love is selfishness. You can make it as flowery as you want, with beautiful words and emotions, but in the end love is just a strong desire for something. When you want something so bad that you can't see living without it, it is often called "true love." Is dying for something really selfless though? You are still doing it for yourself. You WANT that person to live more than yourself. That's not very beautiful though is it? But just consider WHY you would rather give up your life than a loved one. If they died in your place how would you feel? Wouldn't you be miserable? Why would you want to continue living knowing that you would be miserable? In the end, isnt dying for someone pretty selfish too, cause how are they going to feel after you die? You can say that they will get over it, and get to continue living, but you don't KNOW that they will get over it. You don't consider their thoughts or feelings on the situation, because your own mind is all you understand.

In the end there is nothing "selfless" about love, or any other emotion for that matter.

AssNinja4759 · 10-2-2009, 12:31 PM

haha, love.. i'm going to sum this up (if it hasn't already) in a sentence.. Love is the connection that two people feel towards each other, regardless of age, sex, race, creed, religion, etc etc etc.
so yea. doesn't really take a whole lot to think about love when it really comes down to the X's and O's of the topic, eh?

06-18-2009, 04:50 AM	#61
8Shade8 FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 35 Posts: 167	Re: Love, what is it? Plain and simply put: Love is the spirit of dedication to the people closest to you such as friends and relatives. Based on this definition, you cannot 'love' a physical object such as your Game Boy or a computer. You feel attachment and the need to have it, however it is not a person, so it does not meet the criteria of the definition; it is not love. __________________ "There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots." People demand their freedom of speech, so as to avoid their freedom of thought. Keep the freedom you possess inherently, before someone else attempts to take it from you. Last edited by 8Shade8; 06-18-2009 at 05:00 AM.. Reason: Grammatical error

07-14-2009, 08:29 PM	#64
richhhhhard Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 92	Re: Love, what is it? This is an easy one! Love is selfishness. You can make it as flowery as you want, with beautiful words and emotions, but in the end love is just a strong desire for something. When you want something so bad that you can't see living without it, it is often called "true love." Is dying for something really selfless though? You are still doing it for yourself. You WANT that person to live more than yourself. That's not very beautiful though is it? But just consider WHY you would rather give up your life than a loved one. If they died in your place how would you feel? Wouldn't you be miserable? Why would you want to continue living knowing that you would be miserable? In the end, isnt dying for someone pretty selfish too, cause how are they going to feel after you die? You can say that they will get over it, and get to continue living, but you don't KNOW that they will get over it. You don't consider their thoughts or feelings on the situation, because your own mind is all you understand. In the end there is nothing "selfless" about love, or any other emotion for that matter.

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