Padawanbater2
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Do you need one to have the other? Why/why not?
Yeah I love Iron Maiden too but the truth is that love is not the opposite of hate, it's the same. Anger and lust are emotions. Love and hate are not because if you have them then you have them even after the hormones are metabolized.It seems to me that they are two "ends" of a circular spectrum, separated by a dividing line that is easily crossed. It's very easy to fall into hatred of the ones we love, where we would never feel so strongly against someone we normally felt indifference towards. Love, hate, anger, and lust are all tied in very strongly with passion. I don't think it's possible to have passion without all that comes with it, and I don't think it's possible to have love or hate without passion.
I'm confused with your logic of emotions. Could you please clarify what you are stating above?Anger and lust are emotions. Love and hate are not because if you have them then you have them even after the hormones are metabolized.
Love and Hate are emotional reactions towards a person, place, or thing. The only thing they share in outright commonality is that they both stress the body. You are correct in that hate is not the opposite of love. Fear is. The normal state of the body is happiness that is exemplified through the peace of stillness/rest. Any other emotional state is stress, rather it is perceived as good or bad, however, this does not mean one should be without emotions.Love and hate are how you treat people.
Clever, abstract, inspiring, but not very informative. Like one of those 'motivational posters' in a corporate rat maze.Love is a state of being. If your love is pure, it illuminates the darkest moments. Love over comes fear, and anger and it's radiance shines bright and true.
No it doesn't and by your own omission it doesn't.Love is not a reason it is an act itself that exists for a reason.
Does that make sense? I mean, if I didn't love him I wouldn't bother.
Another misconception I see people use is confusing feelings and emotions. Feelings are just that, sensory input. Emotions on the other hand are hormonal alterations of the nuerochemical balances, likely in response to a feeling. Feel threatened? Emotional reaction: Adrenaline. Feel love: Emotional Reaction: Seratonin & Dopamine.