I of course understand wishing and hoping. I wish and hope things but its practically non-existent now. And I wish and hope an awful lot less than in the past because it does nothing AND brings my mood down.
It seems to me though that when CR says she hopes God exists that that is quite a big thing? I mean its not like wishing before you blow the candles out on a birthday cake now is it?
I just wonder why anyone would need to hope God exists if they believe he does. And if they don't believe then why do they hope if it won't change anything? And if they don't believe why do they say they are believers?
I do not doubt at all that people wish and hope. And of course i can relate to it - although I do it an awful lot less now than before and I am much happier now - I just still wonder why people do it when it has no effect. What is the purpose?
I of course - don't doubt that people hope or wish. I just wonder why. And I particularly wonder why it would be a big thing. I wonder what makes people do it unless obviously they're really desperate or something. I wonder.
Of course the example of wishing for something before you blow a candle out on a birthday cake - thats a different thing. That does no harm so long as its not all the damn time - constantly.
I wonder why hoping and wishing would and should be a driving force when it has no effect? What causes hope? And why don't I have it?
I don't think I really "hope" anymore: simply because I know there's no point and it won't change anything and it makes me feel worse.
If that's not why I no longer help I wonder what else it could possibly be if its not that I'm both more rational and emotionally healthier now?
I still wonder what is the purpose of hoping? And if there's no purpose why do people hope? I think those who do deep down must perhaps feel there is SOME purpose to it?
Just as you don't really feel something emotionally unless you first believe it - E.G you don't feel sad about something unless you believe something sad is happening... - why would you feel hope unless you believed there was a purpose to it?
I wonder.
evf
It seems to me though that when CR says she hopes God exists that that is quite a big thing? I mean its not like wishing before you blow the candles out on a birthday cake now is it?
I just wonder why anyone would need to hope God exists if they believe he does. And if they don't believe then why do they hope if it won't change anything? And if they don't believe why do they say they are believers?
I do not doubt at all that people wish and hope. And of course i can relate to it - although I do it an awful lot less now than before and I am much happier now - I just still wonder why people do it when it has no effect. What is the purpose?
I of course - don't doubt that people hope or wish. I just wonder why. And I particularly wonder why it would be a big thing. I wonder what makes people do it unless obviously they're really desperate or something. I wonder.
Of course the example of wishing for something before you blow a candle out on a birthday cake - thats a different thing. That does no harm so long as its not all the damn time - constantly.
I wonder why hoping and wishing would and should be a driving force when it has no effect? What causes hope? And why don't I have it?
I don't think I really "hope" anymore: simply because I know there's no point and it won't change anything and it makes me feel worse.
If that's not why I no longer help I wonder what else it could possibly be if its not that I'm both more rational and emotionally healthier now?
I still wonder what is the purpose of hoping? And if there's no purpose why do people hope? I think those who do deep down must perhaps feel there is SOME purpose to it?
Just as you don't really feel something emotionally unless you first believe it - E.G you don't feel sad about something unless you believe something sad is happening... - why would you feel hope unless you believed there was a purpose to it?
I wonder.
evf
