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loving vs. not loving

No One Loves Because He Sees Why
Where a man does not love, the not-loving must seem rational. For no one loves because he sees why, but because he loves. No human reason can be given for the highest necessity of divinely-created existence. For reasons are always from above downward.

~ George MacDonald
as quoted in C.S. Lewis' George MacDonald: an Anthology

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Not sure what I think of this. If I'm understanding the equation correctly (I'm mathematically challenged, you know, but I'm giving the formulaic approach a shot), then the comparison would look something like this:

loving = often inexplicablenot loving [must therefore?] = rational choice

Thoughts?

Posted by joydriven at December 19, 2003 07:16 AM | TrackBack