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To: John S. who wrote (22840)	11/30/1998 4:31:00 PM
From: I Am John Galt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Tell me, John. Love stems from completeness, doesn't it? There are some people in this world that you will love, and there will be those that you, at the very least, will not associate with. Getting back to love: What makes you love your wife, John, if in fact, you are married? I love my girlfriend because I love her conversation. I love her presence. I love her because she knows me better than I know myself, and vice versa. And vice versa... And vice versa... I can't be ordered to love someone, can I... especially someone I do not know...? Let me also point out that I was brought up with a Catholic background. I was reared in Catholic schools, and in my early life, went to Church. My opinions are that of my external surroundings, for I feel we are all shaped by what we percieve (oh, there's that word again). My religion is perception. Because I am one with it, there is nothing I cannot overcome. I don't need love to be whole, although I welcome love because it is pleasureable to me, and does not take away from the happiness of others. I live by six commandments: 1)Thou shalt hear. 2)Thou shalt see. 3)Thou shalt feel. 4)Thou shalt touch. 5)Thou shalt smell. 6)Thou shalt apply those in a utilitarian manner. Utilitarianism - maximizing happiness for the greatest amount of people. Seeing as how there is no proven ultimate happiness, we must take each situation and scenario moment to moment. Will God fault me for following these Commandments and not loving that which I don't know? I don't think so, regardless of the author of Matthew, who wrote the New Testament long after Jesus died. Read my Thucydides paragraph if you want to know what I think about Jesus' actual words.