tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899696.post992313040599628404..comments2023-10-18T02:56:27.711-07:00Comments on Jennifer Roback Morse: The real meaning of loveJennifer Roback Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08328491226267765655noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899696.post-56332524477574976732008-01-14T19:46:00.000-08:002008-01-14T19:46:00.000-08:00This may also be kind of funny, but in my philosop...This may also be kind of funny, but in my philosophy courses there are certain 'loaded words' that I forbid the class to use in essays without defining them. 'Love' is the first word on the list ('feelings' and 'relationships' aren't far behind).<BR/><BR/>I think part of our issue results in the grammatical limitations of English. We use one word to describe a host of ideas that the Greeks had specified into at least five very different words. <BR/><BR/>Also, we're brought up to think that all forms of this general notion called 'love' are inherently good, right, true, and even godly. So we think it's perfectly acceptable to use the same word in describing our relationship to our mother, our girlfriend/boyfriend, our dog, our favorite pencil, our country, a mid-day nap, or a hormonal surge.<BR/><BR/>the priest is doing a good job of clarifying what Christ meant by Love. After all, if "love" meant that you get warm fuzzy feelings, then it would be impossible to love your enemy.<BR/><BR/>Love, for Christians is not a feeling, it's a committment. Pure and simple.Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086189021209924178noreply@blogger.com