That is no answer. Also we are of course capable of saying the words 'I love you'
You see this too is a belief of yours that you have not even attempted to verify. 'Love is felt not spoken', Prove it, explian to me the objective evidance for this belife. Show me how you KNOW the look your mother gives is because of love? I think you can't, I think you'll not be able to and can only claim that you feel it so. Yes an article of faith if you ask me. On 19 Aug, 13:49, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > As mentioned, because love is felt, it is not spoken. When my mother > and I sat arm in arm, staring into the each others eyes, words could > only be described as the cherry on the cake of love. > > On Aug 19, 8:33 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > So how do you KNOW then that you have been loved? > > > By the By, I also KNOW in the same way that God exists. > > > On 19 Aug, 13:30, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I don't believe I have ever been loved. I know I have. Love is an > > > emotion, it is felt, not spoken in words. Two sharing intimate love do > > > not need to tell each other "I love you", although they may do so 100 > > > times a day. Their love is knowledge, and words are not needed to > > > support the insecurity of a relationship that exists without shared > > > love. Some may say "I love you" for many reasons, dependency, > > > infatuation, insecurity, a lie to get what they want, etc. It is up to > > > the recipient of the words to decipher the true meaning. > > > > I will not take words on face (faith) value, as words are empty > > > without emotion. I know what you are getting at, and there may be > > > brief moments in my life where I trust what someone is saying it true, > > > but I will not put all my eggs in that basket until the words prove > > > themselves out. Faith to me is a scarey thing and I avoid it like the > > > plague. > > > > On Aug 19, 8:16 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > It's easy unless you are telling me that each and every little thing > > > > you believe, you do so because not only do you have the objective, > > > > verifyible proof, but that you have performed such experiments to show > > > > there validity for yourself? > > > > > The one that may be best to work with is love. Do you belive that you > > > > are or have ever been in your life loved? > > > > > Yes unless you have been cruley abandoned and have never made a > > > > friend, yes of course you must belive so. Can you though objectivly > > > > show that each time a person has professed love for you by deeds or > > > > words that they have not lied? I don't think you can unless of course > > > > you can read the minds of others? > > > > > Therefore you must take certian things on faith, we all do. > > > > > Now of course if you had said that you have lived without faith in God > > > > then well I can hardly gainsay that huh, but faith yes you have some > > > > of that in you. > > > > > On 19 Aug, 13:00, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > How so? > > > > > > On Aug 19, 7:45 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Heh heh, I do love it when people declare that 'they don't live with > > > > > > faith'. Damn it man of course you do. > > > > > > > On 19 Aug, 11:03, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I guess if knowledge isn't available, faith is the next best > > > > > > > thing? > > > > > > > People's fears are eased by faith, so I guess its a good thing for > > > > > > > them. I certainly don't look down on them or think that its > > > > > > > wrong. I > > > > > > > don't need faith so I'm living without that little white pill.- > > > > > > > Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
