The basic form of my question is: Is the unconditional love endorsed by the Bible really better than Aristotle's idea of love only existing between 'good' people?
I do not think so. While Aristotle's view certainly has flaws, the basic idea actually seems more sincere and genuine than the biblical view. In general, I think that Aristotle's view could be amended to something like 'love can exist between people who like elements of one another'. This would prevent features such as social status, gender, or race, by their outdated incorporation into the idea of good, from interfering. The biblical suggestion that one should love everybody equally, regardless of any qualities individual people might lack or possess, seems almost utterly meaningless to me. If one loves everyone regardless of their unique personality and behaviour, what does that sort of love actually mean? To me, it seems very artificial.
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