A likely explanation for De Waal and Pausanias' different views on love is the drastic time gap between the two, De Waal writes from a 21st century perspective 1st century verses of Pausanias pre-Jesus Interpretation of Christ. During this time, the science of evolution and human psychology were not only thoroughly studied, but practically discovered. It would seem highly unlikely that the two views are even slightly comparable, let alone of reasonable relevance and not as far-fetched from each other as De Waal and Pausanias are. The two views share a general concept of love as two individuals coming together to benefit