sandy whitelinger
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So, just how did love evolve?
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the theory of evolution can explain a lot of things, but it cannot (as far as i am aware) explain why humans have an appreciation for beauty, and (as far as i am aware) humans are the only creatures that have this appreciation of beautySunstone said:What kind of love? The love of a parent for their child? The love of a spouse for their spouse? The love of a person for their work? Erotic love? Alturistic love? It seems to me that all these different kinds of love may have had seperate evolutionary causes.
Go on Feathers........have a quote on me.....FeathersinHair said:Do not allow me to start quoting the "Origin of Love" song. Do not. *restrains self, with immense effort*
Yes, but what is that jump? Evolutionists point to things like chromosomal similarities and fossil record, in other words, something tangible, in order to prove evolution. What are the tangible links for love?Sunstone said:Well, as Painted Wolf often reminds us, elephants are known to mourn their dead, so it is it such a jump from that to the notion that elephants love?
How about this; love is an action ie: God so loved the world that He gave........Ryan2065 said:So what is love other than an extremely strong attraction between two people?
For one thing, you could look at the role played in different species by neurotransmitters and see whether those roles are similar. That might very well give you tangible evidence in support of the notion that love occurs in more than our own species.sandy whitelinger said:Yes, but what is that jump? Evolutionist point to things like chromosomal similarities and fossil record, in other words, something tangible, in order to prove evolution. What are the tangible links for love?
I could? Why do I have to do the work? I haven't found any evidence to support the evolution of love and was hoping perhaps some new something more about this. Or just maybe it's unexplainable.Sunstone said:For one thing, you could look at the role played in different species by neurotransmitters and see whether those roles are similar. That might very well give you tangible evidence in support of the notion that love occurs in more than our own species.
I could look? Why do I have to do the work to support your notion?Sunstone said:For one thing, you could look at the role played in different species by neurotransmitters and see whether those roles are similar. That might very well give you tangible evidence in support of the notion that love occurs in more than our own species.
sandy whitelinger said:So, just how did love evolve?
Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. How is that explained in your evolutionary model? Wouldn't the best love has to offer die out with the exemplar of it?Ryan2065 said:If one uses their head it seems to be to be obvious how love has evolved... We already know that it is evolution wise better for a man and a woman to stay together to raise the kids... Whenever something is better for an animal, evolution tends to lend a hand to make that animal want to do that...
What is that chemical makeup? If love is nothing more than a chemical reaction why not come up with the "Love Drug?"Darkdale said:With the chemical make-up of the human brain, which is of coursed shared by a couple other mammals (if I remember correctly).