Will those atheists who continually ask for proof of God please give me proof of love?

Can't be proven empirically.

a) Why? What does one have to do with the other? If there were proof of "love," that wouldn't mean a god exists or doesn't exist. That's a separate question.

b) "love" isn't a "thing" about which there is even a question of existence. It's a label we humans give to a wide range of subjective emotions and thoughts and feelings.

c) your claimed "god" IS a "thing" about which there is a question of existence -- and there's no evidence of any kind to show there's any such thing.

d) rather silly and poorly thought-out analogies only demonstrate that you don't think things through very well. And no, it doesn't matter what some irrational god-believer claimed in an old book -- he had no evidence that "god is love," either.

By the way, questions about things existing are decided by evidence -- not "proof."

Please go get some education.

Peace.

Nothing you said is going to cause me to believe in God. And we don't ask for "proof". Proof is only available in mathematics or in a court of law. And in a court of law, the idea of "proof" is qualified by "beyond a reasonable doubt." I don't want "proof" of God; I want evidence for God. Do you understand the difference between proof and evidence?

This thing about how you can't prove love is and always has been bogus. And you must have a very selfish family - you cannot tell when someone loves you and when they say they do, do you say "prove it"?

There is an old saying, "He who gets to define the terms, wins all the arguments." Why is your definition of love the only possible one? As pointed out to you, there ARE differing definitions of the concept...let's see the evidence for the validity of yours. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion and we all know what THOSE are worth.

Studies in neuroscience have involved chemicals that are present in the brain and are involved when people experience love. These chemicals include: nerve growth factor, testosterone, estrogen, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, oxytocin, and vasopressin. Adequate brain levels of testosterone seem important for both human male and female sexual behavior. Dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin are more commonly found during the attraction phase of a relationship. Oxytocin and vasopressin seemed to be more closely linked to long term bonding and relationships characterized by strong attachments.

Not knowing the answer to something doesn't mean there isn't one.

Have a nice day.

"Sorry... you are showing ignorance.... that is attraction or the RESULTS of love. Not love itself."

-- First, only dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin are part of the attraction process, Oxytocin and vasopressin are related to long term love. Second, you cannot show that to be true, there is no way of knowing which one causes the other. Ever hear of love at first sight? Clearly a result of chemical reactions, not from "falling" for someone.

"Is it chemicals that cause someone to help another who needs help?"

-- Yes as a matter of fact it is, the desire to help others comes from empathy which is a chemical process in the brain.

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Your comment to me makes no sense. I was not saying that you cannot show love to go beyond attraction, I was saying that you cannot know whether love causes the chemicals, or the chemicals cause the love (unless you have a PHD in biochemistry and have just made a previously unknown breakthrough ... have you?) In addition, I clearly stated that oxytocin and vasopressin are present in long term love, and are NOT related to attraction. The attraction chemicals are: dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. READ CAREFULLY AND THINK IT THROUGH before discounting it as false.

Have a nice day.

God is an abstract emotion that is the byproduct of neurochemical reactions in response to stimuli. Ok, I will accept that.

That doesn't really meet the definition of a deity though, so I could believe in that god, and still be an atheist because it isn't a god by definition of an entity that actually physically exists in reality.

And people shouldn't make laws based on abstract subjective emotions that are the byproduct of neurochemical reactions, but on actual evidence.

>...the RESULTS of love. Not love itself.

Seems to me you don't quite understand the concept of evidence. An effect that is the result of a certain thing IS evidence of that thing. The standard you propose would render evidence an impossibility, simply from the fact that we perceive things through senses, not directly.

Proof of love? sure, take scan fo your brain and i'll point out the region in the brain for you. If you'd like i can point out a region for "superstitious beliefs" as well.

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"What makes a person sacrifice their lives for another person that they do not even know?" UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES any normal person would NOT sacrifice their lives for someone they don't know, unless they are brainwashed or they have a poor judgement abilities. UNDER STRESS related scenarios however, our brain thinks differently, it is flushed with chemicals that interfere with our logic and block our rational decision making, which has nothing to do with LOVE. LOVE is a concept humans created, just like your GOD.

Research indicates that romantic attraction is actually a primitive, biologically-based drive similar to hunger or thirst. The urge for romance is what causes a person to focus on one particular individual. Therefore this biological need for romance explains why someone would willingly walk several miles for a simple hug from their loved one, or experience enormous despair in the face of later rejection.Research has proven that romantic attraction activates portions of the brain with high concentrations of receptors for dopamine which is the chemical messenger associated with feelings of euphoria, cravings and even addictions. Studies have linked high levels of dopamine (and norepinephrine) to better attention spans and short-term memory, hyperactive behaviour, sleeplessness and also goal-oriented behavior. Therefore when people are falling in love they often exhibit signs of elevated dopamine levels including increased energy, less need for sleep and food, as well as highly focused attention.

No, I cannot prove abstract concepts. A hulking great god who created the world and is immortal, omnipotent and flooded the world and parted seas and burnt bushes and sent plagues etc etc etc should be a little more observable however.

Anyway, are you seriously claiming to believe in 30,000 gods simply because you cannot disprove them? What about mythical creatures like vampires and mermaids? What about alien abductions? Surely you also require evidence before believing in some things?

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