L
Libtam
Guest
Many atheists are optimistic, the majority, which is a bad thing.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
- Status
- Not open for further replies.
A
aclausen
Guest
Can someone define “hope” for me? Are you referring explicitly of hope of an afterlife?Yes, I think anyone who follows the path of Jesus, (whether he or she knows of Jesus or not, will make it to heaven). I believe that God is merciful and he sees into the hearts of people and can see their intentions and their acts. A person who is Christian in name only will be judged harshly. Faith needs to be accompanied by action. No one will escape the all-seeing eyes of God, whether they believe in Him or not. As Jung had carved above his front door: “Called or not called to, God will be there.”
However, I think we are off-topic. The question is whether atheists have hope. I guess there are varying degrees of atheists. Some are pure materialists who do not hope for God or the afterlife, and then there are some who do. In any case, all people have hope for something, whether it is in this life or the next.
V
Vico
Guest
We are not able to save ourselves, God gives us actual graces even before baptism, and with baptism we receive sanctifying grace with the gifts of charity, faith, and hope, all of which after that, can be lost through our free will choice.Since hope springs eternals in all of us, hope for the best that can possibly happen to us, even when the evidence is not there that the best is definitely going to happen to us, the question arises: why do Christians choose to hope and atheists choose not to hope?
Your thoughts?
B
Bradski
Guest
Being an optimist is a bad thing?Many atheists are optimistic, the majority, which is a bad thing.
P
PRmerger
Guest
It’s a bad thing if it’s not rooted in truth.Being an optimist is a bad thing?
So, it’s a bad for a man to have hope that he will some day become pregnant.
It’s bad for this Emperor to have hope that all the townspeople will view him as a wise ruler:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/rbi-blogs/wp-content/blogs.dir/381/files/2014/12/Emperor.jpg
It’s bad for a woman to hope that her married lover is going to be an honest man.
B
Bradski
Guest
If someone says: ‘I hope this turns out OK’, then that person has some expectation that it might not. A pessimist.
If someone says: ‘I expect this to turn out OK’, then that person is an optimist.
Both valid positions. But it does seem odd to say that all atheists are optomists and that in itself is a bad thing. Why would a lack of belief in gods make you an optimist in the first place?
If someone says: ‘I expect this to turn out OK’, then that person is an optimist.
Both valid positions. But it does seem odd to say that all atheists are optomists and that in itself is a bad thing. Why would a lack of belief in gods make you an optimist in the first place?
P
PRmerger
Guest
Yes. You are correct.If someone says: ‘I hope this turns out OK’, then that person has some expectation that it might not. A pessimist.
If someone says: ‘I expect this to turn out OK’, then that person is an optimist.
Sure.Both valid positions.
Do you think it’s a bad thing for a man to have hope that he will some day get pregnant?But it does seem odd to say that all atheists are optomists and that in itself is a bad thing. Why would a lack of belief in gods make you an optimist in the first place?
If your son did this, would you think it to be a *good *thing?
- Status
- Not open for further replies.