Arthur Brooks
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it strips it of everything except for those biological impulses.
it strips it of everything except for those biological impulses.
it strips it of everything except for those biological impulses.
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Which are beyond the pure limbic system. So it's not just a purely limbic activity. So the whole problem is when you... That's sanctification in a sense, or sacralization. It really is, exactly.
Which are beyond the pure limbic system. So it's not just a purely limbic activity. So the whole problem is when you... That's sanctification in a sense, or sacralization. It really is, exactly.
Which are beyond the pure limbic system. So it's not just a purely limbic activity. So the whole problem is when you... That's sanctification in a sense, or sacralization. It really is, exactly.
Right. Well, I just call it enjoyment. Right. And I'm using that particular term because enjoyment is usually thought to be something that is more nuanced, dimensional, and sophisticated than pure pleasure. Now, this is a problem with the language, of course, because, you know, this is happiness in general. Yeah, yeah, of course.
Right. Well, I just call it enjoyment. Right. And I'm using that particular term because enjoyment is usually thought to be something that is more nuanced, dimensional, and sophisticated than pure pleasure. Now, this is a problem with the language, of course, because, you know, this is happiness in general. Yeah, yeah, of course.
Right. Well, I just call it enjoyment. Right. And I'm using that particular term because enjoyment is usually thought to be something that is more nuanced, dimensional, and sophisticated than pure pleasure. Now, this is a problem with the language, of course, because, you know, this is happiness in general. Yeah, yeah, of course.
So there's not, yeah.
So there's not, yeah.
So there's not, yeah.
Okay, so why? And the reason is because enjoyment is permanent and pleasure is temporal, automatic, and animal. That's the problem. Well, what if I, okay, but I say so, okay, so I get it. My dog can feel pleasure the same way that I can. My dog can feel pleasure the same way as I can.
Okay, so why? And the reason is because enjoyment is permanent and pleasure is temporal, automatic, and animal. That's the problem. Well, what if I, okay, but I say so, okay, so I get it. My dog can feel pleasure the same way that I can. My dog can feel pleasure the same way as I can.
Okay, so why? And the reason is because enjoyment is permanent and pleasure is temporal, automatic, and animal. That's the problem. Well, what if I, okay, but I say so, okay, so I get it. My dog can feel pleasure the same way that I can. My dog can feel pleasure the same way as I can.
My dog can't feel enjoyment in terms of the love relationships that I have with my wife that I can because my dog's brain is incapable of.
My dog can't feel enjoyment in terms of the love relationships that I have with my wife that I can because my dog's brain is incapable of.