Although i agree on the criticism of doomerism and how this new influx in subscribers might influence this place, i always found the conclusion quote by CS Lewis to be utterly vapid and stupid.

It's overlooking the countless millenarisms of the past (you might today call this doomerism), even when unwarranted. But also the tremendous terror humans experienced in the past.

He falls in the same mistake he criticizes: thinking there is novelty, but in our reaction, when it is nothing new either.

And there is no reassuring thought to consider the fact that a grim fate was already predestined to us. It is still unpleasant when lived. And it sure was for the sufferers of the far away past.

What matters during time isn't time itself, but what happens during time.

>If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things

Ironically a very defeatist reaction, one that calls for embracing the daily routine and not revolting abruptly against it, some sort of "remain in your place" call, which isn't surprising when you read:

>praying

ranked among

>working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, playing tennis, chatting to our friends over a pint and a game of darts

which tells a lot about why this man can see being

> huddled together like frightened sheep

as the only reaction to a terrible danger and suffering.

>They may break our bodies (a microbe can do that) but they need not dominate our minds

With such thoughts, no wonder such a person can reassure themselves in any situation, especially if it allows them to wallow in the comfort of their resigned mind.