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This ploy, however, is emblematic of a vaguer philosophical pronouncement that extends well beyond the intimate family gathering: “hate the sin, love the sinner.” There’s Cupid again; in practice, though, the well-worn axiom’s “love?? often ends up as no more than lip service. There is perhaps nothing more disingenuous than claiming that you love someone for whom you actually harbor visceral contempt, but apparently saying the word is enough to some. In this case, “love?? becomes...
...misuses of “love?? don’t end there. “Love thy neighbor as thyself” (Leviticus 19:18) has emerged as a cliché of biblical proportions in modern society—with good reason. One could hardly imagine a more humanitarian aphorism; it manages to encapsulate our most basic conceptions of morality, justice and equality. Religious people of many faiths are correct in saying that God commands them to love in this sense, and the more agnostic among us can be motivated by basic human decency. But what should this...
...buttery words: “I can’t help falling in love with you.” Fifty years later, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll still seems to have it right: Science can only go so far in explaining love??s capriciousness and involuntary nature...
...ceasing to resist a temptation. All of these connotations are clearly based on loss of control. So it’s intriguing that we’ve chosen the word “falling” to describe our ascent—or descent—into love. Love??s lack of control and rationality are certainly at odds with science...
...fails to capture the brute power that is Echoes. Last year’s single “House of Jealous Lovers” set up the disco ball, but viral rump-quakers like “Killing” and “I Need Your Love?? knock it out of the club...