[MD] But WHY should we love others?

[Steven Peterson]

On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:59 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> Wow!  Can you write!  I don't really like your question because
> it's too nebulous.  I don't know what you mean by: love, we or
> others?
>
>
> Marsha


Hi Marsha,

I don't like the question either. It's not my question. It is a
question that many believers seem to think is a slam dunk against
atheism but is instead one I think ought to be unasked because of
faulty premises as I tried to explain in the original post.

As for the undefined terms you asked about, I just use them in the usual ways...
love: when someone else's well-being is a prerequisite for your own
we: the people who are being asked "why should we love one another?"
other: any being who is not you.

Best,
Steve