Wasn't sure where to ask this...it has philosophical, political, biological, scientific, religious, and sociological undertones, really. But, this seems the best place to me. If a mod disagrees, move it to whereever you deem best. No problems.
So, what is Love? Is it a change in consciousness caused by involuntary hormonal production...a chemical illusion of feeling? Is it something that exists in some Platonic idea state, a higher emotion that takes control of consciousness? Is it the height of humanity, or a lingering misunderstanding of lust that dooms us to jealousy and violence? Is it some diety's or the universe's itself's longing for unity? Does consciousness itself exist in another dimension (as some of the new physics might suggest) and love is thereby a function of this extra-dimensionality?
What say you?
So, what is Love? Is it a change in consciousness caused by involuntary hormonal production...a chemical illusion of feeling? Is it something that exists in some Platonic idea state, a higher emotion that takes control of consciousness? Is it the height of humanity, or a lingering misunderstanding of lust that dooms us to jealousy and violence? Is it some diety's or the universe's itself's longing for unity? Does consciousness itself exist in another dimension (as some of the new physics might suggest) and love is thereby a function of this extra-dimensionality?
What say you?