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Is it possible to explain love? Is refusing to explain love superstitious or practical?

Asked by wundayatta (58722points) November 18th, 2009

In another question, we are asked whether “why do you love me?” is a legitimate question. Those who think the question is useless seem to mostly be saying that this is something you know or don’t know, but it can’t be explained, either because it is unexplainable, or because it is impossible to explain.

To me, this is a kind of superstition. It seems like love is a magical thing that might get destroyed if you look too closely at it. It suggests a larger belief—that intuition and feelings can’t be explained. They just are.

I think this attitude is caused, in part, by the myth of romantic love that so many people buy into. It’s kind of like other myths, such as Santa Claus or God, where, if you investigate too closely, you destroy the belief.

Do you think intuition is explainable? Do you think love is explainable? Is it even possible to understand love or intuition? Do you need magic in your life? Are you afraid that if you look too closely at the magic, it will disappear? Or do you believe it’s pointless to look at the magic, because no one can understand it?

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