I. Essence and Ontological Status of Love
Love is a ubiquitous, invisible force—like air—that sustains human life and mental health.
Scripture (“God is love”) portrays it as a transcendent bridge between the material and the spiritual.
Core attributes: eternality, intangibility, dynamism, transmissibility, networked nature, universality.
II. Types and Differentiation of Love
1. Romantic Love
2. Familial Love
3. Brotherly (philia) Love
4. Divine (agape) Love
Genuine love is distinguished from egocentric drives such as greed or power‐seeking.
Love can generate joy, but joy alone is neither a necessary nor sufficient definition of love.
III. Love as Information – Scientific Definition & Properties
Love is information, expressed through structures, patterns, and flows of energy.
Its informational nature makes it an external “force” acting upon individuals and relationships.
Love signals carry positive (constructive) or negative (depletive) energy; mental health hinges on the balance received.
A research goal is to develop empirical metrics for detecting and quantifying love‐information.
IV. Love and Energy – Deeper Inquiry
Though not energy in the strict physical sense, love exhibits energy‑like effects—altering emotion, behavior, and a sense of meaning.
It reduces uncertainty and fosters order.
Proposes a generalized concept of energy and force that integrates both mental and material domains.
V. Operational Mechanism of the Love‑Information System
1. Input – birth of an inner emotion and its encoding.
2. Transmission – multi‑channel delivery (words, actions, presence, touch).
3. Reception & Decoding – physiological and psychological responses in the receiver.
4. Feedback – interactive loops that reinforce or dampen the connection.
Distinctive features: parallel channels, extra‑lingual signals, co‑transmission of information and energy, self‑propagating network effects.
VI. Network Architecture and Interaction Patterns
Love functions on an inter‑personal network graph; at least two nodes are required, but many can interconnect.
Patterns are intentional, coordinated, and dynamic—far richer than mere mechanical data exchange.
Case studies (e.g., team sports, workplace teams) illuminate how the graph behaves under stress or harmony.
VII. Practical Value of the Framework
Individual level: Better tools for expressing and receiving love; improved emotional literacy.
Relational level: Diagnostics and repair strategies for communication breakdowns.
Societal level: Concrete practices to raise collective empathy and cohesion.
VIII. Integrating Science and Spirituality
Combines findings from neuroscience & psychology with theological insight.
Everyday analogies—mother–infant bonding, emotional contagion in social media, ripple effects of altruism—make abstract ideas relatable.
IX. Theoretical Expansion & Innovation
Explores possible links between love and quantum phenomena (entanglement, superposition).
Proposes a unified “broad‑spectrum” concept of information & energy bridging mind and matter.
Envisions mathematical models and computational simulations of love’s dynamics.
X. Significance of Building a Love‑Information Framework
For individuals: A roadmap to healthier self‑understanding and relationships.
For society: Foundations for more cooperative, compassionate communities.
For scholarship: Extends information theory and systems science into the emotional realm, opening fresh research avenues.
XI. Future Research & Application Agenda
1. Empirically validate the informational essence of love.
2. Develop quantitative instruments for measuring love‑signals and their impact.
3. Design interventions—clinical, educational, technological—to amplify constructive love‑flows and mitigate destructive ones.
Goal: Provide a clear, integrative pathway for studying, teaching, and living love as a vibrant information system—deepening our understanding while enhancing personal and collective well‑being.