ruthless compassion (aroraborealis) wrote,
ruthless compassion
aroraborealis
  • Mood: thinky
I've been enthusing about this beautiful post about atheism by approximator for the last several days, and saying that I ought to post a link to it. Well, now I have :)

"I may not believe in a personal god, but I do believe in love. I think that love is a common emotional response that provides an evolutionary advantage. Love is a gift from our ancestors, they selected each other for mates based on the ability to express love and thus selected love as an important attribute for all of us."
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