In the spirit of Valentine’s, we watched this TED talk by Helen Fisher on the biochemical foundations of romantic love, which spurred a rousing discussion on love vs. lust, conditioning oneself to love, marriage, arranged marriage, monogamy’s biological and societal basis, and the similarity of love to cocaine.
Do freethinkers believe love is something beyond chemical reactions in the brain? Many of us were still on the fence—let us know how you feel in the comments.
