What Are the Evolutionary Origins of Human Love and Desire?

[Alex00]

Whales?
Crabs?

 

[BoulderHead]

I don't believe Hell is menioned in the Bible in that context. Hellfire and damnation was made up by those in power (the Church) to persude the masses to join their 'club'

I think that an absence of an everlasting damnation would be fine, but what think you of this;

http://www.biblehelp.org/hell.htm?source=overture

 

[Daminc]

I feel sorry for those people who live in fear of 'going to hell for eternity'

Here's an interesting quote:

The term "Gehenna", also translated "hell" occurs twelve times in the New Testament, and every quote is by Jesus Christ. Six of the twelve references to Gehenna mention fire as one of its characteristics. Southeast of Jerusalem was the Valley of the Son of Hinnom. During Old Testament times, children were offered to the false god Moloch in this valley, and later Jews used this valley to dispose of their rubbish, as well as the bodies of dead animals and unburied criminals. To consume all this, a fire was kept burning continuously, and gnawing worms abounded. It was a vile place. The Jews of Jesus' day certainly had a vivid picture of what being thrown alive into Gehenna would mean for them.

 

[Another God]

ahem... love people. We're talking about 'love'... not hell.

 

[Daminc]

Love + Hell = Marriage

 

[Sourire]

With the meaning of love that Lurch gave...do you think that marriage would be "hell"? Or could that decision to put that someone else first make it bettter than that.....

 

[Daminc]

Or could that decision to put that someone else first make it bettter than that

Sorry, don't quite follow?

 

[N_Quire]

Love is desire.

 

[Daminc]

I thought that was Lust?

 

[DR OF DEATH]

love is an infectious disiese. it infects one person and can then spread to other people. symptoms are unusual emotional states, mood swings, increase in sexual tension, the first few months of infection are generally the most potent but then the effect of the symptoms wane gradually, the symptoms can last for any amount of time ranging from mere months to decades depending on how serious the infection is. there is no actually cure for the disiese and it must be left to run its course.

 

[dr-dock]

here are some math equations for love:
love=N*need/hate
need=M/experienced
M and N are some proportionalities to equalize the counterparts.

 

[dr-dock]

Originally posted by N_Quire
Love is desire.

if love was desire then we'd only desire(no need of love then)
the more you love the more you desire works better cause it expreses proportionality.love and desire are different dimensions.

I'm nuts!?