Why is love so notoriously difficult to define for the human mind?
In short: Love is a universal experience that feels unique to every individual, yet it remains elusive to define. This video explores why our personal biases make objective analysis difficult and examines the evolutionary foundations behind this complex, subjective emotion.
Defining love is complicated by the fact that we often attempt to analyze it while we are actively experiencing the highs and lows of falling in or out of it. Because our perspective is inherently biased by these intense personal feelings, love can seem like a cliché, a cult, or simply a series of signals traveling through our neural pathways.
Beyond the subjective experience, there are evolutionary explanations for why we feel love. The video, written by educator Brad Troeger and animated by STK Films, breaks down these different layers to provide a clearer understanding of what love actually is.
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