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She: Aristophanes says that lovers cannot explain their love. He concludes that they feel unconscious desire. He explains: Humans were both male and female but Zeus split them as punishment. For Plato, unity becomes duality.
In the Bible, it creates another unity.
Since Zeus cut men in two, each is seeking his missing half.
He: “That’s beautiful, like seeking a soul mate”
She: “Yes it’s beautiful but it’s not true.”
He: “It’s not?”
She: “It’s a representation, a fantasy of fusion”
He: “Its beautiful, its poetic, why can’t one leave it at that?”
She: “Look- that’s different. The idea is refutable, like others”
She: Plato admits desire in knowledge so how can we live this paradox? How can we leave the sensible world for the intelligible one?
He: “So only ideas can make us happy.”
She: “Exactly.”
In the Bible, it creates another unity.
Since Zeus cut men in two, each is seeking his missing half.
He: “That’s beautiful, like seeking a soul mate”
She: “Yes it’s beautiful but it’s not true.”
He: “It’s not?”
She: “It’s a representation, a fantasy of fusion”
He: “Its beautiful, its poetic, why can’t one leave it at that?”
She: “Look- that’s different. The idea is refutable, like others”
She: Plato admits desire in knowledge so how can we live this paradox? How can we leave the sensible world for the intelligible one?
He: “So only ideas can make us happy.”
She: “Exactly.”