The article is deeply strawman. Stating how 'atheists' believe in and understand love based solely on the opinion of a theist who doesn't seem to understand atheists? Oh please. Above and beyond that basic level of misunderstanding, atheists are all different people who feel and express things in (shock, gasp!) different ways.
Here, from my own personal experiences:
Romantic love - I've been with my husband for 15 years now, married for 13 of them. We are both atheists. I absolutely love him, and he loves me. We are best friends who share many interests, but have enough differences to keep conversation flowing and interesting. We have similar values about how to deal with the world, finances, relationships, politics, etc. I know that I can depend on in times of need, and who I want to support when he needs support. We like doing things for one another. We trust one another implicitly. We adore eachother, and even more than a decade on, we are very attracted to eachother. For us, that's what romantic love is, best friends who are also passionately attracted to eachother. As I often say, the worst day with my husband at my side is better than the best day without him could be.
Parental love- We have a daughter. We love her for many reasons. We love her because she is a mix of both of us, the physical result of our love and relationship. We loved her from birth because she was a tiny living thing who was our complete responsibility (and in part, though not in total, because childbirth causes a massive increase in oxytocin). We love her more and more every day as we watch her grow and develop her personality, which is charming, brave, silly, enthusiastic, and stubborn. Every day she makes us laugh more, cry more, feel more than we did before she was born.
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