(January 1, 2016 at 4:12 pm)Cephus Wrote:(January 1, 2016 at 1:10 pm)Deidre32 Wrote: But that's the thing. "To you" doesn't matter. Rational is objective. It is not subject to your opinions. You either act rationally or you do not. You are not acting rationally.
Having hope doesn't mean I don't live in the here and now. One can't avoid objective reality. Hope and reality are not diametrically opposed, but you can see it that way if you like.
But that is exactly what you're doing when you hope for things that don't demonstrably exist in objective reality. You can wish for a magical pony all you want, but magical ponies don't exist no matter how hard you wish they did.
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lol Of course, I agree with you on that. I was assuming we were talking about hope, in a very general sense, not necessarily attached to religion/spirituality. So, let me back up, do you ever have hope in humanity? Do you ever feel hopeful...or in other words...optimistic about things in your own life? I was speaking in more of a broad idea of hope, 'hope in everything.' This doesn't separate me from what is happening before me, but I can hope to have a great new year, I can hope for you to accomplish your dreams...this doesn't stop reality from occurring, however. I think hope can be very positive, and doesn't have to be attached to a deity.
