Welcome to the Friday discussion rubric once again. This week's discussion is: Do YOU believe in love and that it can go on forever?
OK, this is ambiguous. First of all define love. Let's do that, shall we? From dictionary.com: "a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person". So that would be Platonic, but then we have the other definition: "sexual passion or desire". That's carnal love. OK, so can it last? Does love exist and is there a "love hormone"? Probably a selection of separate ones: endorphins, of course pheromones and some other ones no doubt.
The question is WHY would love exist? Is it to "spread the seed"? Hardly! Scientists have to put their old idea of "sex as the soul purpose of procreation" behind them. If everyone strides towards passing on their genes then there'd have to be some kind of connection between both individuals, right? In tarnation, if everyone is only out there to get laid, then where's the love?! Why do marriages made because of love break? Why do arranged ones turn out better? Here's he proof:
Omi's "true" love was -to quote The Sheriff of Rottingham from "Robin Hood: Men in tights"- "dispatched" during the 2nd World War. He drove into a ditch and his tank exploded. She met Opa somehow, guess he lived in the village/town. At the end of the war he offered to marry her so she wouldn't loose her belongings or something completely unromantic reason. They stayed married 'til the end. The only reason my parents got married so that they didn't have to fill this tax form in again (you had to count all your belongings and how much they were worth). My mother says they would have married anyway. Who knows?
On the side we have Granny and Grandpa: married, still lovin' each other. So yes...
Why do you think Romeo and Juliet were killed off? Would R still be serenading J when she turns old and wrinkly? Sort of doubt it...
Either way and this is VERY important: Never sleep with the guy on your first date!!! "Don't call me I'll call you." In other words: you've seen the last of him!
Sorry this was unsrtuctured and quite weird, but there's one thing you've gotta know: I trust humans as far as I can throw 'em (and since most are obece, that's not far at all)!!! So dunno where Voltaire and Rousseau went and found "the good side" of humans, 'cos I don't see one! Anyway, I'm sort of => if you want something done properly, do it yourself and if someone (you've never spoken to before) compliments you they usually want something. As you can see, not good and I forgot Crazy. Sort of doubt that Platonic love can last and once carnal love is "achieved" it subsides. So, yeah...
From a scientific point of view: Since the point IS to spread the seed (as well as getting laid), it would be logical that it subsides to enable a greater genetic diversity. Maybe could ask Monty (Genetics Prof)?
-Hey, Monty I've got a question.
M: Shoot.
-Is love ever-lasting?
M: What?
-You heard me. Also can you smell love?
M: What are you implying?
-Nothing, it's just a question.
M: I don't answer questions like that!
-Why? You gay or something?
M: NO!!!
- Oh. Homophobic then?
M: I'm leaving!
-Hey! What about the questions???
M: Goodbye!!!
-Er... You could have said that you are having marital problems...
Better not ask him then... So what do you think? (We'll discuss the "existence" of soul mates next week)