Originally posted by SuzianneThe definition of the word "pessimism" corresponds exactly to the meaning I am trying to convey.
If you wish to label it "pessimism" in order to make you feel better, then even though it might work and you feel better, you're still wrong. Words have definitions that are not wholly malleable depending on one's "perception". You're still just wrong.
Originally posted by SuzianneYou're barking up the wrong tree, Suzianne. I am specifically not lumping pessimistic Christians in with optimistic Christians. That's the whole point.
Exactly. And for you to lump Christians in with those who are not trying to make a better world in the face of what we know is coming is ridiculous and self-serving.
Originally posted by SuzianneMost Christians I know, and most Christians I have met, do not believe the world is soon going to end, and have an optimistic outlook and perception of "the way the world is turning", hence my question about pessimism that I pose to Christians that I perceive as being imbued with negativity, cynicism and defeatism.
Just because you do not see Christians as among those who help people regardless of the way the world is turning is no reason for your own "pessimism" against them.
Originally posted by SuzianneWhen it comes to their outlook on how much longer the world as we know it will continue to exist and what is the state of the human condition, I don't think Christians can be viewed "as a group". That's my whole point. Hence my question to pessimistic Christians who predict or even welcome the imminent end of the word: 'Do your religious beliefs fuel your pessimism or are your religious beliefs fuelled by your pessimism?' On a Spirituality Forum, on a thread like this called "The future..." it's an apt question.
Your continued misanthropic perception of Christians is not only misjudging, but misrepresenting them as a group, mostly for your own ego-stroking.
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Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeFacts never really get in the way of a divegeester failed moralising crusade with his feigned moral indignation and hypersensitive sensibilities wafting up their like a windsock
In fairness, my wife is Japanese and therefore not from Essex.