Whilst it is true that people in love may do some mad, bad, strange, and wounderful things, I would not lay the blame for this soley at the doors of love its self.
Much like alcohol, love can be a catalyst for all sorts of behaviour, but it is not the feeling of love itself that should be held accountable. If I drink heavily then go home and beat my wife, do I take the responsibility for that or can I blame the booze? On 20 Apr, 22:52, Rouzbeh Xarasea <[email protected]> wrote: > Rosey, certain regions of the brain will always be affected when someone is > shown/thinking about a stimulus - that's the job of the brain and rather > than jumping with glee, we should be worried if it didn't react to > something. The fact that the brain reacts to anything and everything is the > basis of behavoiral screening mechanisms at airports. That's not so say you > can't "supress" these feelings though. As many people know, it is possible, > with some practice, to fool a lie detector. > > Why is is not possible to "control love and feelings of love"? What makes > love so different from our other emotions such as anger or guilt? With > regards to anger, people attend anger management classes in order to re-gain > control over their feelings. And as for guilt, it is a well known fact that > the amount of guilt felt by a murderer is inversely proportional to his/her > "kill count". Yes, emotions and impulses are as natural and involuntary as > breathing. However, akin to breathing, it is possible to control them. Why > is love given such a heavenly status above all other feelings and emotions? > > Love is irrational and illogical. It is known to warp morals and impair > judgement. And yet, in spite of this, people choose to be governed by this > feeling - blindly obeying any of it's commands. > > Mind over heart - any day, place or time zone. > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Defining 'Love' is required for a discussion of its effect. > > Love is Everything (All), according to the Roman writer of the book of > > Corinthians. God is Love by many definitions. Therefor All is > > God, is Love is All is God is Love is All is God... > > My definition :-) of Love, God and Everything. > > > So, in answer to the question, How does Love affect our (your) self- > > being? In Every Way. > > > peace & Love > > > On Apr 20, 3:41 pm, Matthijs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello to all, > > > > I do not know if this is the right place is to ask this question. > > > Because I have the feeling that philosophers let their mind rule over > > > their heart. I will ask it anyway. > > > > How does Love affect our (your) self-being? > > > > Our live on a thin red line, > > > Matthijs- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
