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EDITORIAL
LOVE
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o many decisions we make in life can be stripped down to
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the choice between love and fear. Do you stay in a safe relationship that isn’t right for you,
or do you face uncertainty and start over? Do you take a new job opportunity that pushes you outside your comfort zone, or do you choose to stay in the role you’re in where you’re familiar
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with how things function? Do you keep your child within arm’s reach so you can protect them, or do you let them go out into the world to explore and discover life for themselves? In this edition of THINK we analyse the concept of love from a multitude of angles. From how ‘love’ works on a biological
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level (p.28), to how it can be distorted after exposure to abuse and manipulation (p.24). From the experience of love for people living with a disability (p.30), to the way literature impacts our expectations of love (p.36). We even delve into the odd world of human and robot relationships (p.46).
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Given current events and the strange path we seem to have gone down together as a species, our team at THINK hopes that love will carry us through these challenging times. We hope our readers use the fear they experience in their lives as a guiding light, shining the way towards what is important. Be brave— embrace the fear and choose love.
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CONTRIBUTE
Edward Duca EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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Cassi Camilleri
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Daiva Repeckaite
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