Does an non-theist view or appreciate love in a different manner than religious people?
As someone who was raised Roman Catholic (high mass and everything) I will say this: The "me" that I was in those times never understood love fully, because so much of it was tied to fear. You love and honor your parents, or you will burn in hell. You love and obey God, or you will burn in hell. You love someone in a relationship, but they'd better be the of the proper gender and same the faith, or you'll burn in hell. Breaking away from religion is never easy and some scars never fully disappear, but one of the more liberating aspects was to know that love didn't come with an eternal punishment for not doing it correctly.
Yes! When I am about to climax I scream, O Socrates!!!
I'm not a religious person so I will not attempt to speak for them.
Well I would not consider a relationship with "love me or burn for eternity" a loving one.
I suspect A, or non theists view love in a more biological sense than any ‘biblical depiction.’ We know, and more often acknowledge that it can wear out, then go away.. The Religious treat it as a mandate from their god … likely a never-ending shared sin
I’d taken it as a forever thing.. and feel burned by a longtime partner who didn’t… She’d even said, “You didn’t really believe that ‘till death do we part thing?” ...problem was, I had.. Now, I view love as an evolving relationship; if it can’t evolve, it fades.
I don't think anyone experiences love differently depending on beliefs. Animals love, and they aren't even human.