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cybicle t1_je2ohax wrote

Reply to comment by mrclang in Our age of crises needs Bollnow’s philosophy of hope by ADefiniteDescription

I think it is more that hope can be used by people to avoid having to accept something.

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[deleted] t1_je3fxst wrote

Sometimes, yeah. It can stem from that denial. Similarly, it can also be used to avoid taking action toward a goal. "Hoping" is a verb but not a particularly active one.

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cybicle t1_je3mflg wrote

Sometimes is the key, regarding this.

There's healthy hope and unhealthy hope.

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