ok, spo here is the question: Are "Love" and "Hate" two polar opposites, with indifference being in the middle on the continum [a line], or are "Love" and "Hate" equal, each with indifference as an opposiete [like the V shape] personally, i think it is a line? how about YOU?
Hmmmmm.... I think there is alot more to it than that!.... I think love and hate are the same, We take things in from the universe to use, and we take it for granted.. these three potentials are of the infinite array within the human expireince... So I could never say that hate is the opposite of Love... I think that hate is a contrived act of Love.. You know... I think what im trying to say is that the very nature of hate and love to me has to be something more than what we make it to be..
are you kidding me???? thats the same exact line they use in the movie except i think love was on the right...and hate was on the left... and then i think donnie said something like "well i think the line is bullshit! you can seperate all emotions into two categorys!"
ahha, yes, that was awesome now i remember, and it is the crazy Christian lady who defends the pedo with the "God Is Great" sweat shirt ahha
Their just slightly more complex survival mechanisms evolved for psychotic killer apes. Stop watching Dr. Phil.
I think the line... Because love and hate are total opposites, but the V also makes another point of indifferance is another choice and not just strattleing the fence, maybe? But to better illustrate that point, if you beleive it, I would say go with the "v" but put a line between love and hate as well, so as to make a triangle. That way, they can all be seen as their own individual choices, rather than 2 extremes and a place to put the undecided people...
i think this is an excellent question. to me it is a line that can be crossed very easily. it reminds me of the love/hate relationships i have been in and when i was a rape crisis counselor would deal with. i have met so many women in my life, and i was one of them, that thought being abused was love. how many times have i heard from an abused woman, "he didn't mean it, he really loves me", while they stand their bleeding and brused infront of me. i have found that since i was an abused child i used to always seek out abusive relationships,. thinking this was love. once i confronted my abused past as a child, i stopped seeking abusers, learned to love myself and found an unbelievable man to love me. abuse isn't love, love doesn't hurt, it feels good. so that's what this wonderful and thoughtful question brought to me. thank you for posting it. hippiewise
To try and conceptualize emotion graphically... I think it's less linear and more circular with both love and hate at the top- at opposite sides of the top of the circle with indifference being at the bottom. If I love someone passionately and they betray me I can very quickly hate them just as passionately but indifference takes time. Love and hate are both hot... indifference is cold.
