Sometimes I'm not sure if I believe in God. But I always believe in Love. I believe the more love there is in the world, the less violence. Violence is passionate. It can only be defeated by an equally passionate force like romantic erotic love.
Love is supreme and unconditional.
Like is nice but limited. Duke Ellington Romantic love wasn't invented by medieval troubadours or Hallmark card writers or even Erich Segal. Love is as scientifically real as the measurable chemical changes it unleashes within our bodies. But it is not eternal. Nor is it exclusive.