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Last time, we talked about hate. Here’s the thread of articles, for those following along. The kickoff, The Rebuttal, The Beginning of Understanding, Developing our Understanding, (2), (3), Agonies … Don’t forget to check the comment threads in these articles. Lot of good commentary in there. Lot of the usual, too.
Let’s turn to the dictionary again to align ourselves within a common linguistic framework. Interestingly, Merriam-Webster and any other source you want to look at has a lot more to say about love than they do about hate. That’s somewhat curious, don’t you think? Given that they are generally considered opposites, you’d think they’d be equivalently defined, wouldn’t you? Let’s take a look. From Merriam-Webster:
1 a (1): strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties (maternal love for a child). (2) : attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (After all these years, they are still very much in love. (3) : affection based on…
