Hi Tad,
Yes I enjoyed our visit, too. It certainly got me thinking and I welcome this opportunity to continue the dialogue. Of course I come to the subject of love from a theological perspective, but I am sure we will discover an overlap with anthropological views. Theologically speaking, love does have a divine origin in God. God freely loves creation and us. From this love we are to love the world and our neighbors. For Christians, Christ mediates this relationship providing access to God's love and eternal life through belief in the Risen Christ. This is as simplistic as I can get on Christian love and faith. You ask does love evolve and does our species depend on it? With the Incarnation love reached it apogee and it is up to us to realize it. Also with that event love became the context in which to see the world and live our lives in the past present and future. As far as our survival goes, I certainly hope that if there is a choice between love and our self destruction we choose love. I encourage your scientific examination of love. Why not? Love has been the purview of religion, literature, poetry and the arts. It is time science takes a stab if only it is humbled by the effort. I am not disrespecting science, but I believe there is a whole realm out there beyond its reach! How does a thermometer take its own temperature?
Nort
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