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Hey fusion, I always thought emotions were an instinctual response until I met David. David was a 6-month-old apparently healthy little boy who had just been adopted by my friends. David had been in foster care his entire life. Fusion, this baby had no emotion in his eyes. There was no light of curiosity, nothing, just dead-pan eyes. This shocked and bothered me somethin fierce, so I pulled his new dad aside and asked, "Is there something wrong with him" and explained my reaction to his eyes. His response was needless to say and enlightening experience for me. David had been, as I said raised in foster care. However, his foster parents had experience getting attached to too many children and then having them be placed in permanent homes. To deal with not becoming emotionally attached to these children, they basically cared for them like robots. In this I mean, the child's needs were seen to: eating, sleeping, changing, bathing, etc.; but, NO emotional interaction took place. Hence, David's dead eyes. Yes, his eyes changed as human interaction entered his life. Thank you for sharing this, different. I've heard of this response before. Children and adults with those dead-pan eyes you talked about that have lost all semblence of emotion due to trauma or lack of anything in their lives. Your story shows one important fact: We all need some emotional contact to "function" as humans. |
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my reason for abondoning god
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I went to war and saw many people die cause of you maniacs Religion has been traditionally the biggest cause of war in human history. Religion is not to blame for the interpretations of the human. Religion(s) are a wellspring from god... Mankind simply twists them because of its 'visual' of god. I don't think all religions are a wellspring from God. There are a lot of sick and twisted religions out there. here are a couple of them http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/ canabilism, suicide, abortion, sodomy http://csp.org/nicholas/A58.html psychedelic use is encouraged and part of enlightenment http://www.jedichurch.org/ church based on jedi teaching from star wars http://www.venganza.org/about/open-letter/ just gotta read this one, love that spaghetti, lol See, if I would have known that, I wouldn't be on the site 
"sick" and "twisted" may be a bit harsh for some of these concepts: Sodomy- I guess I shouldn't go here, but...sexual orientation is hardly a learned behaviour, attraction is attraction. Can't fight chemistry! Abortion-shouldn't go here either, but...a viable procedure in some cases. I don't advocate its use as birth control, however, in the case of a rape victim or a pregnancy that could result in the death of mother or child or both, then I see it as an option. Suicide- yeah...pain,fear,suffering in all their subtle and gross forms can wear a person down. I'd want the choice or give someone a choice for release...viewpoints vary culture to culture on this one. Did you check out the suicide thread here? Very interesting observations. Cannabilism-Does it really taste like chicken? Also a cultural thing that we in "western civilised" societies can't grasp. Practiced for thousands of years: a way to gain the power of a fallen enemy or imbue yourself with the wisdom and spirit of lost family. Sure, it doesn't compare to wine and wafers...or maybe it does. "Food" for thought? |
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emotions? I just do what the voices tell me too. 
  they're usually right...
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Its physiological. Billy, if that is so, I have to ask the tired question "Is this all I am?" Different, I see you point also. Do you think a person would never have to experience an emotion if no outside pressure caused it to be felt? Take for instance shame, if nothing in your life ever caused you to feel shame, does this mean you can never feel or experience the emotion? Would you have to learn what shame is if something later caused you to feel it or something akin to it? Sorry for the ramble... |
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Wow, lot's of responses....
Humans display the largest web of connections between the prefrontal area and the traditional limbic structures. Perhapas that is why they present, among all species, the greatest variety of feelings and emotions Although some signs of affection can be perceived in birds, the limbic system only began to evolve, in fact, after the first mammals, being practically non-existent in reptiles, amphibians and all other preceding species So after the impulses reach the cortex,then...? Do these impulses signal glands to release hormones or some other chemical that has the end result of "happy", "sad" and so forth. I ask because I have little background in Biology and Anatomy, but there are fascinating subjects. Lastly, by your qoute, are you saying that only warm-blooded creatures possess the trait of "emotion"? |
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I'm not up to date on the faux-pas of thread posting, so I consider it a lesson learned. i often can't tell when people are joking - i don't think you committed a faux pas at all, and there was nothing 'wrong' with your first post above; i think wux was just giving his personal answer to your later question, and in doing so gave good advice for getting a better response from people in the future. posting an op like yours is just fine, but you will lose some people. sometimes being lost is fun...
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I don't know if this has been posted before, but I am curious as to others views about this question.
Do emotions come from biochemical reactions in the body? Do emotions come from a "radiation of spirit"? Or is it a combination of both? Or none of these? |
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For everyone on MINGLE
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God, DELIVER US TO OUR PASSION DELIVER US TO OUR BRILLANCE DELIVER US TO OUR INTELLIGENCE DELIVER US TO OUR DEPTH DELIVER US TO OUR NOBILITY DELIVER US TO OUR BEAUTY DELIVER US TO OUR POWER TO HEAL DELIVER US TO YOU Amen WOW...this one sure got some responses, didn't it? As an athiest, the message is kinda lost on me.... 
As a human being, I see that your heart is in a good place and you want to spread some of that around. Beacons of Light and Blackholes of Despair, god knows it takes all kinds to make the world go round and round. 
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60 seconds
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I've been here before...new cards, shopping spree....oh, wait, gotta pay my balance down!
nice write!
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Heart shaped pills...
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"The heat of dragons again consumes
Within a castle built on hope " I picked this one out of your great piece....it gives me an image of the burning rage one feel after betrayel, scorching away the imagined futures and dreams. I hope this didn't actually happen to you, I never know in the forums if it's just fiction or pure fact. If it's fiction, Well Done!
If it's fact, burn him away... |
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Thrive
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Thrive In certainty, my complacency thrives. I do not see me wallowing, save only Belligerent drift and pulls sounding the clang, as the buoy runs aground in the hollow of idle hands. Spread the seeds, blow and spew, Grow and then die in that growth. Yes, my complacency thrives green with envy. Raine Les 8/10/2009 Powerful images here, very well thought out!!
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"Ensanguined Life"
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Pretty good, a little confused with the off capitalization. Don't know if that was the intention or not, but it does detract from the write a bit seeing a word in the middle of a sentence capitalized that doesn't need to be. Has a good follow, leads well, and is pretty well written...just the capitalization that gets me. |
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MY JUICES
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love it...
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A Mother's Fear
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I feel the fear in your right, why don't they have a HUG emoticon here? I'd fill the page with 'em! Take care...
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A lyric... I Want To Sleep
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Taken in the beauty of the sun upon the grass, Along the skyline of the Redwood trees, Sang at the top of your lungs to the rainy day, Danced along the river to the song in your mind, Lived just to live, existing just to exist. Have you ever dropped all inhibitions for fun, Walked the canyon or along a rocky backdrop, The sun being your only guide and wind funneling movement, Have you ever been, will you go, you should of went. Starry sky, cloudy night, Breeze in the air, this is our share. The apocalypse horizon on the brink, We have and will destroy what this is, The beauty will be charred remains, Of what was, could have been, and might be. Take in the high ash cloud of our demise, Along the skyline of dust and fire, Sing a song it doesn't matter anymore, The river is dried up, dance to the sand, Living isn't as easy, choking on the ash again. What have we done, what have we created, Walking the shattered mountain and tearful ravine, The sun can't even guide us anymore, Destruction walks our path, should have gone. Eerie sky, and dark night, The breeze burns skin, fire burning. The apocalypse horizon we created, The beauty that we together destroyed.
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"Ensanguined Life"
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nice write
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Thanks Mirror and kcoo3!
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some will get it
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from the crackle when i first inhale to my mate turning pale there is a hazey tail to tell theres definatly a story in there but what im trying to get at well, no i forget that 
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You really know how to give a welcome!!
Thanks for the smile, MzEm!
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