Yes, many delusions are necessary for us to live, but even these are not without harm (e.g. love, cognitive dissonance, blindness to one's mortality)
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Love is harmful, Gur?
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I mean, what is love, really? Glorified favoritism. One primate worshiping another. Mutual harassment. A prelude to heartbreak. The triumph of imagination over intellect. Or, my favorite (from the Devil's Dictionary): "A temporary insanity curable by marriage".
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How can you have MUTUAL harassment? Harassment is by definition one-sided, unwanted on one person's part.
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It was tongue-in-cheek, referencing the fact that people in love often make life difficult for each other.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @IonaItalia and
You kids are the best! Just make sure I get invited to the wedding
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Replying to @Chris_USA @G_S_Bhogal and
Well, since Gurwinder just said love is about worshipping another human being and I am a goddess, what can I say? Your save the date will soon be in the post. ;-)
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Image: Anahita, Zoroastrian goddess or angel, depending on how you interpret the term "yazata."
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Seriously, though, Gur. Love makes the people involved happier and adding to the sum total of happiness in the world is always a positive. Happier people are also better to be around for third parties. Relationships are life-enriching: that's ultimately the point.
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This conversation could be a Star Trek scene
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @Chris_USA and
Well indeed. I am definitely Deanna & you are Data.
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Replying to @IonaItalia @G_S_Bhogal and
There is hope for you, in that case, since Data wanted to be human. As someone (can't remember who) put it in an earlier convo: the original series features a man who wants to be a machine (Spock) & Next Gen features a machine who wants to be a man (Data).
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