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Avenger
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love
http://info.rise.za.net/Love
i'm tired of people trying to define,love or say what it is.
since i think only you can know what love is .
like when some asks you if they are in love they should know them selves,and if someone says your not in love how do they know.
and i think everyone feels love in a slightly different way than someone else or rather they perceive it differently then someone else.
Telling people to do something without giving a reason compels them to rebel not to obey-Avenger
We need to learn not to be afraid of making mistakes all the time-Avenger
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Re: love
Someone sticky this. 
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Mace63
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Re: love
I agree.100% agree.
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Re: love
Love has no definition, it is a feeling that can't be described.
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Re: love
thats pretty deep, ppl could learn from it 
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Re: love
yeah, sometimes i wish there was a definition to love, but i know that i'd hate it if there were. its just that its so hard to like...determine anything...idk...
i am me myself and i
we are very much the same
different types of entities
under one single name
Flock <3
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Re: love
Thanks for the link
It's hard to describe, which can be annoying sometimes, but on the other hand, it's something you should show, not explain in words... the more you try to explain it, the less sense it makes 
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Re: love
Love isn't real, it's just an emotional response. It won't last for long, so take advantage of it while you can.
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Re: love
Ahab, don't say that. Just don't okay. I need these things otherwise I'm probably going to go off the edge.
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Re: love
Yeah, some people just don't "get" love for some reason. Maybe they never will. Don't let 'em ruin it for you.
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Re: love
love is a pointless emotion,fuck it
I dont mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am,so thats how it comes out.- bill hicks
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Re: love
I don't believe in love. I think it's all in your head. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Re: love
Love is amazing. You ever see an old couple who've been married for 60+ years? That's love. An artist so dedicated to his work he has time for nothing else? That's love. A young boy and his beloved dog? That's love.
Love's manifested through a lot of different things, but it's essentially the same thing throughout it all.
It's also pretty damned illogical.
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Re: love
chemistry_hater Wrote:I don't believe in love. I think it's all in your head. Nothing more, nothing less.
I think reality is all in your head. Nothing more, nothing less.
So stop dreaming and wake up :/
Epic win book.
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Re: love
Dude, that's what I was about to type, in less words though. If you want to get all technical everything is in your head. And so what if it is temporary? I mean, so are we. We live what, 70-80 years? People always ask what the purpose of life is, and I only have one thing to say. If you have to ask, don't bother with it. For me, I'm enjoying this life, so no matter what happens I'll at least have had a short period of pointless laughs. That and I hear there is nothing good on TV in hell... Wait a minute... Are we in hell? 'cause I'm flippin' through the channels and I'm not seein' much. 
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Quote:People always ask what the purpose of life is, and I only have one thing to say. If you have to ask, don't bother with it.
It depends, though. If they're actually curious to find something meaningful to do with their lives, by all means, they should explore it. But they shouldn't expect anyone else to just tell them what the purpose of life is... because it differs for each person.
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Re: love
you guys (and gals) all have good opinions, but I'll stick the the Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy's definition.
Love: A void.
:-P
That is all.
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Re: love
Interesting definition there... What's that supposed to mean?
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Re: love
liq3 Wrote:I think reality is all in your head. Nothing more, nothing less.
Zstriker Wrote:And so what if it is temporary?
+1
I don't know much about quantum physics, but an interesting analogy is how we live in a holographic universe. A schizophrenic dream. Nothing is real, but it's real in that we experience it. I did go through some existential angst over this but now I don't think we offer anymore reality to the situation by equating temporal=pointless because it would be equally pointless to kill ourselves or continue living forever. You would run out of things to do and think about, so the challenge is to prioritise in the most enjoyable way. And fortunately nature does accommodate the fact that most people are afraid to kill themselves.
It amazes me sometimes how time seems to pass both quick and slow, and I'm not going to deny my experience of anything because the event would truly have been nothing if there was no one to experience it. I'm interested to know what it would be like to exist outside our constructs of time though.
(sorry to derail the luv boatz)..
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Re: love
This really should be stickied.
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Re: love
spookycloud Wrote:I don't know much about quantum physics, but an interesting analogy is how we live in a holographic universe. A schizophrenic dream. Nothing is real, but it's real in that we experience it. I did go through some existential angst over this but now I don't think we offer anymore reality to the situation by equating temporal=pointless because it would be equally pointless to kill ourselves or continue living forever. You would run out of things to do and think about, so the challenge is to prioritise in the most enjoyable way. And fortunately nature does accommodate the fact that most people are afraid to kill themselves.
It amazes me sometimes how time seems to pass both quick and slow, and I'm not going to deny my experience of anything because the event would truly have been nothing if there was no one to experience it. I'm interested to know what it would be like to exist outside our constructs of time though.
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Re: love
I wouldn't define love.
Love is what it is.
Its beautiful and fulfilling.
Its extremely difficult to describe without killing it.
Anything that ever happened or will... one condition, it has to be amazing.
I gave her wings but she don't wanna fly no more.
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time
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Yea, I agree. I'm kinda sad that this topic slowed and seems to have died, it was a good one.
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Re: love
You bumped it after a year...
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Re: love
 You replied. It was on my list, and it was shiny.
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Re: love
If you have to ask what love is, you'll never know.
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Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
Mencken
Sums up love perfectly.
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Heh, that's a rather pessimistic view.
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