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Optimists proclaim we live in the best of all possible worlds. Pessimists fear that is true.
by wombatpm 10mo ago
Optimists proclaim we live in the best of all possible worlds. Pessimists fear that is true.
- ravenstine 10mo agoIs that really how most people would define optimism these days? I know that's what it meant in Voltaire's time, but something tells me that if you asked modern optimist whether they thought we lived in the best of all possible worlds, a majority of them would either say no or that they don't know.
- wombatpm 10mo agoIt would seem if we think Voltaire was wrong, then the difference between pessimists and “modern” optimists is not fundamental but merely a matter of degree.