What's on your mind?

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If the emotions are not high.. where is the pure desire?

No offense.. but if I found out someone was being nice to me to fulfill some Christian obligation I would feel cool and have no connection with them.

It's not something Christians are obligated to do. In a sense, it flows out of who we are in Jesus. In other words, we love because we want to; not have to. If that sounds too Christianese to you I'm sorry. They'll be other times to be a fool. But that's the only way I can answer that. Then there's the charismatic church environment. But even those members (if their worth their salt) would have to agree that emotions fall in order: Truth, faith/obedience, and then emotions.

 

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Seems like a more genuine act of love. Despite our society probably viewing it as highly shallow. I think it better matches our evolutionary psychology.

Well, now I know what your primary love language is. (Notwithstanding the monkey brain mentality)..Probably receiving gifts by the sound of it. Lol

 

[MehGuy]

Well, now I know what your primary love language is. (Notwithstanding the monkey brain mentality)..Probably receiving gifts by the sound of it. Lol

No.. I don't get love languages.. and how something so abstract can be narrowed down like that.

 

[MehGuy]

It's not something Christians are obligated to do. In a sense, it flows out of who we are in Jesus. In other words, we love because we want to; not have to. If that sounds too Christianese to you I'm sorry. They'll be other times to be a fool. But that's the only way I can answer that. Then there's the charismatic church environment. But even those members (if their worth their salt) would have to agree that emotions fall in order: Truth, faith/obedience, and then emotions.

If it is something they want to do shouldn't they have no problem with the emotional aspect?

 

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No.. I don't get love languages.. and how something so abstract can be narrowed down like that.

Have you ever taken the test to see for yourself if it was accurate to your own life?

 

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If it is something they want to do shouldn't they have no problem with the emotional aspect?

I'd have to say yes barring any outside controls or stimuli that clearly isn't from God.
That's something I've been pursuing personally. Getting back to what we first opened up discussion with (being ourselves). It's a liberating thing.

 

[MehGuy]

I'd have to say yes barring any outside controls or stimuli that clearly isn't from God.
That's something I've been pursuing personally. Getting back to what we first opened up discussion with (being ourselves). It's a liberating thing.

Well as an atheist I don't think it's safe for me to pursue any further with this discussion.

 

[MehGuy]

Have you ever taken the test to see for yourself if it was accurate to your own life?

Oh come on.. a test? We know so little about the human brain.. and the psychology of others.. any test that claims to know your "love language" is probably garbage.

 

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Well as an atheist I don't think it's safe for me to pursue any further with this discussion.

Fair enough. But you have one more question left on the table, Ned. What say you about the love languages? Have you taken the assessment?

 

[MehGuy]

Fair enough. But you have one more question left on the table, Ned. What say you about the love languages? Have you taken the assessment?

If my name were Ned.. I'd have jumped off a bridge many years ago..

 

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Oh come on.. a test? We know so little about the human brain.. and the psychology of others.. any test that claims to know your "love language" is probably garbage.

Your secular shrinks use tests all the time. I know, I've been to my fair share of them.
Remember, Jeff, it's not the absence of these things that's keeping you from life complete; it's your suppression of them.

 

[MehGuy]

Your secular shrinks use tests all the time. I know, I've been to my fair share of them.
Remember, Jeff, it's not the absence of these things that's keeping you from life complete; it's your suppression of them.

I hardly respect any "secular shrink".

What's your love language Latifah?

 

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Well as an atheist I don't think it's safe for me to pursue any further with this discussion.

By the way, was it the part where I alluded to sin being a deal breaker for the life we all want to live? I get it.

 

[MehGuy]

By the way, was it the part where I alluded to sin being a deal breaker for the life we all want to live? I get it.

What?

 

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I hardly respect any "secular shrink".

What's your love language Latifah?

Gifts. And it's a wonder too. I would have guessed my parents would've broken that one for me years ago.

What?

Nevermind

 

[MehGuy]

Gifts. And it's a wonder too. I would have guessed my parents would've broken that one for me years ago.

Gifts? Giving or receiving or both? One is probably more female and the other more masculine, lol..

 

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Gifts? Giving or receiving or both? One is probably more female and the other more masculine, lol..

I think it tends to be both.

 

[MehGuy]

I think it tends to be both.

Which one do you like more?

 

[MehGuy]

Watching Terminator Salvation.. heard its horrible.. but garbage people watch garbage movies.

 

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Which one do you like more?

Giving. Unless it's a new car and the jackpot lotto drawing tonight.