When all decisions/emotions/attractions/thoughts etc. originate form the brain, why do people use “heart” in such contexts?
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Back before they knew much biology, the heart was thought to be the brain of the body… the bit that does the thinking.
It seems an obvious conclusion, really. It goes fast when you like things etc, so obviously it’s involved.
Except it’s not.
It’s a carryover from those days that it’s associated with love.
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