Ahem, excuse me Arthur. Did you say "unconditional love" that doesn't have to be "earned"? In FDR world I believe love has to be earned through acts of virtue. This is odd.

[quote="nelle"]Ahem, excuse me Arthur. Did you say "unconditional love" that doesn't have to be "earned"? In FDR world I believe love has to be earned through acts of virtue. This is odd


Thanks Nelle,

Working it on every level I can think of.

I should have put quotations around virtue, because the acts of "virtue" that are required to earn love in the world according to Molyneux are specified. Love is even perhaps defined differently over there, because it can be taken away so easily. One day you "love" someone, and the next day you can decide that you don't. Presto - all gone. I do know that is not the unconditional permanent love that I experience with my family. That much I did manage to figure out after my brief experience there....it feels intense, open, and caring for awhile, but if a person does not conform to the doctrine, that love is quickly removed without tolerance, discussion, or understanding.