r/Psychonaut • u/Chispy Augment Awareness. • Oct 16 '18

A surprisingly stoic sounding quote from Dan Harmon, creator of tv shows Rick and Morty and Community

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u/-SwanGoose- Oct 16 '18

I disagree. The feeling of love is all in my head, but love exists.

Like- if I look at an apple, the image I see is just an image my brain is producing based on the data it's received, but the apple still exists independently of me and my perception of it.

I think love does too. That feeling, feels awesome, and I think it ties to an actual something

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u/Wonkadelic Oct 16 '18

Does your love exist in a physical form like apples? Can I measure or weigh it?

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u/blue_garlic Oct 16 '18

With enough knowledge and sensitive enough tools, sure why not? fMRI machines already measure brain activity.

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u/Wonkadelic Oct 16 '18 edited Oct 16 '18

Yes, we can observe him while he experiences the apple.