To me though it seems to inhere conditionality, the necessary expectation of something in return, which doesn't fly with regard to love. See Un's post. Anyhow, talk is cheap in this area. — Baden
Do you think that would apply even to your love for your (hypothetical) new born baby? (Who is (let's face it) not immediately capable of reciprocation. — Baden
Assuming rational self-interest here, there is something being derived from the fact of having a baby of my own. — Posty McPostface
I can say I love my children, — Ciceronianus the White
I don't think love is something we can give to all people, unless you equate it with "comradeship" or something similar. And I think it's quite possible to love someone and remain indifferent to everyone else. I think we do that all the time. We don't know anything about most other people, in fact. — Ciceronianus the White
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