Jack said:
There's no such thing as Love. It was created by the Higher Brain to trick you into commitment to something, to give you purpose. It's a subjective idea that can mean anything to anyone.
It's a childish fantasy which gets run into the ground after you have some real life experience. It's an abstract concept that like other higher brained concepts, generally exist more inside men. And in this generation of men, it continues to persist even when they are in their 20s.
They don't want women to be robbed of the innocence that society has projected unto them.
Its just a very immature way of looking at the world. I'd rather look for compatibility and sync along with sexual attraction.
I am sure there is at least one Big Bang Theory... joke"...in there by those who use their brains and logic only, Mr Spock...
Leonard: Right. Lesley, I would like to propose an experiment.
Lesley: Hang on. I’m trying to see how long it takes a 500 kW oxygen iodine LASER to heat up my cup-o’-noodles.
Leonard: Pfff, I’ve done it - about two seconds. 2.6 for minestrone. Anyway, I was thinking more of a bio-social exploration with a neurochemical overlay.
Lesley: Wait, are you asking me out?
Leonard: I was going to characterise it as the modification of our colleague/friendship paradigm, with the addition of a date-like component - but we don’t need to quibble over terminology.
Lesley: What sort of experiment would you propose?
Leonard: There is a generally-accepted pattern in this area - I would pick you up, take you to a restaurant, then we would see a movie, probably a romantic comedy featuring the talents of Hugh Grant or Sandra Bullock.
Lesley: Interesting, and would you agree that the primary way we would evaluate either the success or failure of the date would be based on the biochemical reaction during the goodnight kiss.
Leonard: Heart-rate, pheromones, etc. Yes.
Lesley: Well, why don’t we just stipulate that the date goes well and move to the key variable?
Leonard: You mean kiss you now?
Lesley: Yes.
Leonard: Can you define the parameters of the kiss?
Lesley: Closed mouth but romantic. Mint?
Leonard: Thank you.
crunch Shall I count down from three?
Lesley: No, I think it needs to be spontaneous.
kiss
Lesley: What do you think.
Leonard: You proposed the experiment, I think you should present your findings first.
Lesley: Fair enough. On the plus side, it was a good kiss, reasonable technique, no extraneous spittle. On the other hand - no arousal.
Leonard: None?
Lesley: None.
Leonard: Ah. Well, thank you for your time.
Lesley: Thank you.
[THEY SHAKE HANDS, LEONARD LEAVES AND RETURNS]
Leonard: None at all?!
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Lesley: So I heard your relationship with Penny crashed to the ground like blue ice falling out of an airplane lavatory.
Leonard: Where did you hear that?
Lesley: Actually, I read it. Wallowitz texted me.
Leonard: "Like blue ice falling out of an airplane lavatory." Yep.
Lesley: I thought it was a pretty good one. I gave him an L-O-L.
Leonard: Uh.
Lesley: Anyway, it got me thinking - now that you're untouched, maybe we can re-visit our previous attachment.
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Leonard: I think tonight was a very good start.
Lesley: Me, too. You're sure your OK postponing intercourse until our relationship is past the initial viability test?
Leonard: No problem. I'm very skilled at postponing intercourse. I guess I'll call you and we'll arrange another evening.
Lesley: Yes. I believe protocal dictates that you wait a minimum of 18 hours before you call so I'm not repulsed by your clawing eagerness.
Leonard: Sure.
Lesley: Again - it's your decision; you're the man.
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Call me!
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Sheldon: I will graciously overlook the fact that she is an arrogant, sub-par scientist who actually believes loop quantum gravity better unites quantum mechanics with general relativity than does string theory. You kids have fun.
Lesley: Hang on a second. Loop quantum gravity clearly offers more testable predictions than string theory.
Sheldon: I'm listening. Amuse me.
Lesley: OK, well, for one thing we expect quantii space-time to manifest itself as minute differences in the speed of light for different colours.
Sheldon: Balderdash. Matter clearly consists of tiny strings.
Lesley: [TO LEONARD] Are you gunna let him talk to be like that?!
Leonard: OK, well, there is a lot of merit to both theories.
Lesley: No, there isn't! Only loop quantum gravity calculates the entropy of black holes.
Sheldon: snigger
Leonard: Sheldon, don't make that noise. It's disrespectful.
Sheldon: I should hope so; it was a snort of derision.
Lesley: [TO LEONARD] You agree with me, right? Loop quantum gravity
is the future of physics.
Leonard: Sorry, Lesley. I guess I prefer my space stringy not loopy.
Lesley: Oh, I'm glad I found out the truth about you before this went any further!
Leonard: "Truth"? What truth? We're talking about untested hypotheses. Look - it's no big deal.
Lesley: Oh, it isn't? Really? Tell me, Leonard - how would we raise the Children?!
Sheldon: ?!
Leonard: I... I guess we wait until they're old-enough and let them choose their own theory.
Lesley: You can't let them choose, Leonard; they're Children!
[STORMS OUT]
Leonard: Wait. Where are you going?!
Lesley: I'm sorry. I could have accepted our Kids being genetically-unable to eat ice cream or ever get a good view of a parade; but this? This is a deal-breaker.
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Sheldon: ...but then some poor woman is going to pin her hopes on my sperm, what if she winds up with a Toddler that doesn't know if he should use an integral or a differential to solve for the area under a curve?
Leonard: I'm sure she'll still love him.
Sheldon: I wouldn't.
Yeah, you can stipulate love that way, with logic-only, Mr Spock... :roll: That's how robots "date". That is artificial intelligence and taking the piss out of Human interaction. One would think that the intermingling of Souls, not to mention the swapping of actual DNA/proteins which goes into each others' Body and Brain, as well as the Physical pleasures and the Mental/Psychological impacts... are all a joining and linking together... Love may be Left-Brained or it may be Right-Brained or it may be both. It sounds like Jack wants to have a Victorian, stiff-upper-lip, old-English non-affection "love" because it is "not right" for an Englishman to show his feelings and his love. It also sounds as if Jack employs conditional "love" only, as well.