faetal on 17/9/2013 at 13:31
Dema - I get how classification of awe is entwined in linguistics, but I'd need convincing that the feeling is disconnected from the limbic system. Peer-reviewed research grade convincing. It's difficult to know how it works in other species (other than the aforementioned apes) due to there not being a readily available way to interpret their reactions. I'd imagine awe comes from something being impressive to an extreme and I'd be surprised if that couldn't be achieved without advanced symbolism. Sure it couldn't be expressed without it, but felt? Possibly.
Vasquez on 17/9/2013 at 14:37
Quote Posted by Queue
The only true love, I believe, is that of a parent for a child
That's quite chemical, too. All our emotions are based on physiology.
Queue on 17/9/2013 at 14:49
Agreed. Which is why I also said this:
Quote Posted by Queue
... and even there I wonder if it's not nature's some sort of weird wiring to keep one from bashing their heads in with a rock.
Vasquez on 17/9/2013 at 15:23
Ok, I assumed by "true love" you meant something above chemical :)
Queue on 17/9/2013 at 16:37
No worries, Vas. It's not unusual for a women to misunderstand what the man is saying.
*ducking and hiding*
Vasquez on 17/9/2013 at 16:52
Especially in matters of love.
I'll spank you as soon as I catch you!
Queue on 17/9/2013 at 16:57
Now we're talking! :ebil:
faetal on 17/9/2013 at 19:05
I hereby request you replace the word 'awesome' in your lexicon with 'pleasing'.
Yakoob on 18/9/2013 at 04:46
Quote Posted by faetal
So nothing like staring at the grand canyon and thinking "fuck, this EXISTS"? No watching David Attenborough in a cave of giant crystals formed over millions of years? Stuff like that?
Funny you mentioned that, I lived in arizona for 3 years and never cared to visit the grand canyon. I visited India and deliberately skipped on Taj Mahaj cause it's "the thing" to do. Didn't care for it, don't get "wowed" by stuff liek that.
You seem to be implying that I have a psychological problem? I don't think so. I still get excited by things (like developing my game), but just not in some awestruck "I want to build a monument and dance naked around it for days" way.
And I know many people, like Queue here, who fall in the same category. Admiration and pleasure are relative. So no, I don't think sense of awe is some universal trait, unless by "awe" you mean merely being "excited" but then we might just start asking what the point of emotions is (and I bet dopamine has something to do with that too).
Queue on 18/9/2013 at 05:01
Quote Posted by faetal
I hereby request you replace the word 'awesome' in your lexicon with 'pleasing'.
What about 'gnarly', instead?
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