Help me question yourselves

[Xiorell]

I loved my first real gf, was with her 5 years.... problem was I guess, I didn't really know that I did. At least not how much it's worth anyway. Then I lost that due to my own stupidity.
However I am glad it went the way it did, it gave me a perspective on future relationships I might otherwise not have had... I spent several years after that realising that none of the engagements I found myself in really mattered all that much.
I have loved one women since, which all went wrong through no direct fault of anyone in particular, just one of those things, it's currently 2 years down the line and I've yet to meet anyone who comes close to the "standard" who I consider in the slightest way a possible next partner.

So no, I don't think you need to have fucked everything with a pulse, or have reached a certain age to actually be in love... I do however think age and experience give you a much better idea of what things mean to you, whats important, when to fight for something and when to cut your losses.


My question... why are people on the whole, so very vague and misleading? I'm a very black and white kinda person... if I want something, I don't fuck about and I go get it... if I think something, I tell you how it is.... So many people seem so so lost in thier own little bubbles, I question if they know even themselfs.

 

[S.R.S.]

I think the "love" argument came from never really realising what you have until it's gone. Loved and Lost, I guess.

Why is everything in it's infancy cute?

It's programming in the human brain to make the parents more attached to their young, therefore advancing the survival of the species.

I can guarantee you that a baby fly is not cute.

You mean maggots right? Believe it or not I used to play with them (I know) when I was a kid. I thought they were glowless-glow worms that only lived in trash cans.

Baby elephants.

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

Would I be right in assuming you're a Cracked reader?

Yep. I learned the racism bit from cracked. The bone-density thing I learned from my biology classes. I have a coworker who shares my hatred of babies, and she tells me all these horrible things of what doctors have to do to a mother if the baby isn't going to come out right (i.e. too big, strangely shaped skull, etc).

THINGS NO MAN SHOULD KNOW.

Ugh, freakin' babies.

Aha, thought so.
Ugh, sounds unpleasant...although the side of medical practises where something may seem unethical but it's the most logical course of action has always interested me.

 

[Visulth]

Spoiler: not this

Because we are "programmed" see babies as cute so we don't eat them.

but we do eat Veal and Lamb

As for my question? I have writers block, or i guess it would be called question block. So when I think of one I'll post it

Not true, I find that thing cute. I find most baby animals cute, aside from, well, baby humans.

I mean, look at its tiny beak. It's got an expression like it's almost smiling. I imagine that thing would be adorable waddling back and forth.

As far as babies go, if they have any human-like traits, they'll be could be considered cute. (I.e. big eyes, face, limbs). This is proved more by the Prawns from District 9--Charlie's (?) kid was freakin' cute too. With his little tentacles.

Aha, thought so.
Ugh, sounds unpleasant...although the side of medical practises where something may seem unethical but it's the most logical course of action has always interested me.

Well, sometimes they have to, uhh, "cut" the mother to make more room. Not a C-section--I'm not talking about her stomach. Same exit, they're just making it wider.

Oh god, it's horrifying to think about.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Why do all older people have a smell about them that makes me gag?

 

[S.R.S.]

Just throwing it out there:

What is beauty?

Why do you think humans are so inclined to hate one another?

Baby seals.

 

[Burningsok]

My question: being 17 years old, I've been told it isn't possible for me to know love, despite the fact I know that I love my girlfriend. Why though? Do I need to go through several women before knowing love? Do I need to reach a certain age to officially know love? What?

I can say with almost complete certainty that you don't love your girlfriend. You just think you do.

And this is because...?

Because you can never truly know what love is.

Even if you really actually do experince "true love" for someone, you have no way of knowing it, you have no way of knowing what is real and what is not.

Love is a thing without boundaries. so yeah true love can't exist because of that. and for the people argueing lust and love. Lust is a want, love is a need

 

[Pegghead]

Well alright, fear, why do we feel it, why are we afraid of certain things and why are some people drawn to it?

 

[Deleric]

Baby seals.

Kinda answered your own question, right there.

Why do all older people have a smell about them that makes me gag?

Over perspiration or something within the pores. Something to that extent, I dunno.

 

[Deleric]

Well alright, fear, why do we feel it, why are we afraid of certain things and why are some people drawn to it?

From what I understand, it's a mixture of the temporal, parietal, and frontal lobe, along with the Amygdala, which interprets emotions by drawing memories and recalling connections to the imagination part of the brain and the part of the brain that processes pain.

For example, Irrational phobias are caused by the Amygdala reacting to an overactive imagination.

Now this is just me slightly bullshitting, but I can only assume that people are attracted to fear because during a moment of fear, endorphins are released into the bloodstream. These endorphins stimulate feelings of badass (so to speak), and they do it when you're excited, in pain or cumming etc.

 

[Berethond]

Is honesty always the best policy?

Not always.

There are times when telling the truth can be much more trouble than it's worth, or sometimes the people who want to know the truth can't handle it.

 

[sneakypenguin]

snip snip, Apparently 'You're. 17.' is a viable reason.

It's hard to quantify or put in words but 5-10 years from now you'll look back and see why it is a good reason.

My question in my life is where does the individuals rights end both socially and economically.

 

[sneakypenguin]

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My question in my life is where does the individuals rights end both socially and economically.

I would think that an individual's rights end when they begin to encroach on another's rights. I think that's politically or legally, though, what do you mean by socially and economically?

By socially and economically i mean the intersection between government control and freedom. Where do we say you can only keep so much of your wealth or you can't do drugs etc. I guess I should phrase it is the individuals right supreme as long as he isn't infringing on anothers or is there some sort of social norm that dictates certain limitations on economic and social freedom.

A better way I guess is the individual vs the collective

Lol about as clear as mud

 

[Iron Criterion]

I think the "love" argument came from never really realising what you have until it's gone. Loved and Lost, I guess.

Why is everything in it's infancy cute?

Because we are "programmed" see babies as cute so we don't eat them.

Ah so that's why I am no longer allowed in the maternity ward.

 

[armaina]

My question: being 17 years old, I've been told it isn't possible for me to know love, despite the fact I know that I love my girlfriend. Why though? Do I need to go through several women before knowing love? Do I need to reach a certain age to officially know love? What?

It's not age, it's maturity and experience. Those that are new to relationships that are likely unable to tell the difference between an infatuation and love, hormones are tricky things. Sure, infatuation can turn into love depending on the people and personalities, but this is not always the case.

I mean, to be fair there are people that are in their 40's that don't know what love is.

Also, I would like to add that even if you two were to part ways down the road, that is not 'proof' that you weren't in love. I just hate that kind of argument.

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

My question: being 17 years old, I've been told it isn't possible for me to know love, despite the fact I know that I love my girlfriend. Why though? Do I need to go through several women before knowing love? Do I need to reach a certain age to officially know love? What?

It's not age, it's maturity and experience. Those that are new to relationships that are likely unable to tell the difference between an infatuation and love, hormones are tricky things. Sure, infatuation can turn into love depending on the people and personalities, but this is not always the case.

I mean, to be fair there are people that are in their 40's that don't know what love is.

Also, I would like to add that even if you two were to part ways down the road, that is not 'proof' that you weren't in love. I just hate that kind of argument.

Nice, I think your response is my favourite so far.
Ugh, agreed. Instead of it just being the result of love dying out, it must be proof it was never there ¬_¬

My question: being 17 years old, I've been told it isn't possible for me to know love, despite the fact I know that I love my girlfriend. Why though? Do I need to go through several women before knowing love? Do I need to reach a certain age to officially know love? What?

answer: being 16 myself(turning 17 on april 3), it is my understanding that what we youths think is "love" is merely the control of hormones mixed with our humanistic need to BE loved makes us love the moment, not the person.
kind of a "lust mixed with animalistic needs" thing going on.
when we learn the difference between love and lust, we can truly love.
that usually comes with experience, but only you can tell you that you love, not adults

question:Why is it that people see religion as an absoloute truth?
isnt the basis around the bible to teach you morals about reward, as well as the ability to question the truth of the world so we dont go insane.
I met a grandmother(not mine) who I was questioning her beliefs because she was talking as though I was going to some magical hellfire when I die because I wasnt part of a group that I could never get into even If I wanted to.
I later went to her church and talked to the priest there.
he was a very open minded person, who told me he joined the church in his search for answers and still hasnt found them.
he said that even though his choice was illogical, he stayed by it because in the end he helped people learn about right and wrong, he helped them cope with death and gave people meaning in thier life.
I greatly respect this man, one of seven who I do not hate(im a misanthrope)
a priest who doesnt believe in his own religion? he only does it because he wants others to live and not pray.
thats cool

16 eh? You're really bloody mature O_O

 

[Kud]

Why is everything in it's infancy cute?

Cute? I hate babies...

 

[zehydra]

My question: being 17 years old, I've been told it isn't possible for me to know love, despite the fact I know that I love my girlfriend. Why though? Do I need to go through several women before knowing love? Do I need to reach a certain age to officially know love? What?

I can say with almost complete certainty that you don't love your girlfriend. You just think you do.

you're proving his point, though, that people say it isn't possible for him to know love. I want to know what makes you so sure.

 

[Flames66]

My question: being 17 years old, I've been told it isn't possible for me to know love, despite the fact I know that I love my girlfriend. Why though? Do I need to go through several women before knowing love? Do I need to reach a certain age to officially know love? What?

No one can tell you what love is, you have to work it out for your self.

My question is to do with both fiction and reality. Why do people complain about fictional pieces not having an original story?

People claimed that Avatar had essentially the same story as Pocahontas. This is completely true and the same happens in The Last Samurai. Yes, the same stories keep repeating themselves, that because they do it in reality as well. The war between native peoples and corporations has happened many times throughout history and is still happening now, all over the world. Look at the Khanty and Siberian Tribes in Asia and the Aborigines in Australia for example. Their land has been taken and destroyed, their ways of life have been lost. The only difference is that in fiction the natives win, while in reality, they are imprisoned or wiped out.