On this week’s episode, we follow Diana’s heartfelt movie arc and try to untangle exactly what the basis is for her bold statement, “I believe in love”. We explore the surprisingly metaphysical idea of humanity’s interconnectedness, discuss the dreamy swoop of Steve Trevor’s hair, and ask: why, exactly, should we love others and the world? And, indeed, what does loving others really look like?

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REFERENCES:

Framework for These Discussions

Lakoff, G., & Johnson, M. (1981). Metaphors we live by. University of Chicago Press.

"The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction" -- https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ursula-k-le-guin-the-carrier-bag-theory-of-fiction

Tolkien on Myth -- https://jenniferjsnow.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/11790039-jrr-tolkien-beowulf-the-monsters-and-the-critics.pdf

Joseph Campbell's "The Power of Myth" -- https://www.docsonline.tv/the-meaning-of-life/

In-Discussion References

David Bohm, “Thought As A System” Published Posthumously 1992 -- https://books.google.ca/books/about/Thought_as_a_System.html?id=Nj77486SOyMC&redir_esc=y

Quantum Entanglement (Basic Explanation) -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement#:~:text=Quantum%20entanglement%20is%20a%20physical,are%20separated%20by%20a%20large

C.S. Lewis, “The Four Loves” on Project Gutenberg -- https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/lewiscs-fourloves/lewiscs-fourloves-00-h.html

Dr. Iain McGilchrist on Love -- https://shows.acast.com/fear-itself-with-cressida-bonas/episodes/s2-ep10-love-itself-special-with-dr-iain-mcgilchrist