[MD] But WHY should we love others?

[MarshaV]

On Apr 20, 2010, at 11:29 AM, MarshaV wrote:

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> On Apr 20, 2010, at 11:14 AM, Steven Peterson wrote:
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>> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:59 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
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>>> 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
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>> Hi Marsha,
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>> 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
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> Hi Steve,
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> No disrespect to you, but I find the question not worth answering.  I'm 
> sticking with RMP's suggestion that the best way to change society is
> to work on oneself.   
> 
> Marsha
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Hi Steve,

Here is a question I might ask myself:  How do I get my head to work 
side-by-side with my heart?  


Marsha






 
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