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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ God is love.  Love is meaning.[/quote]

I'm the agnostic poster.  The problem is that "love" is just as difficult to define as god.  It's a pretty difficult thing to pinpoint, and a lot of what we call love or how we try to define it can be explained by biology.

So that answer really isn't an answer.  It's replacing one difficult to define term and existentially questionable entity with another.[/quote]

And yet , love exists.[/quote]

and can be explained by hormones

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NP. You're not thinking love. You're thinking sexual attraction.[/quote]

no, I'm not . . . 
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The hormone oxytocin is related to familial bonding in animals and is tied to love and friendship in humans. Species that have more of it tend to develop stronger bonds.

Oxytocin is considered a key hormone for monogamy in the animal kingdom. One study of humans found that just sniffing a little oxytocin made people more trusting of others.

Now scientists find that mothers with high levels of oxytocin during pregnancy bond better with their babies.[/quote]
http://www.livescience.com/1955-love-hormone-improves-mother-child-bond.html

Furthermore, there was a study that said the same part of the brain that helped mothers bond with their babies was also activated when these women were shown pictures of their pets.

[quote]A new study, using fMRI imaging, scanned the brains of mothers who looked at images of their dogs and their own children. They found the same areas of the brain, including reward centers, were activated with both.[/quote]
http://www.today.com/health/your-moms-brain-babies-dogs-science-shows-love-2D80192080[/quote]

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