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2022 Conference - Leisa Aitken - Hope as a Way of Knowing

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The Differentiac Between Hope and Fantasy

Psychology has been looking at hope for 50 years, so we really needed to go back. Historically nearly all of those great philosophers would have said it's a passion. And if you ask modern people to just list emotions, hope pops up. But is it an emotion? What do you think? I think the answer is yes. Is it a mindset? Absolutely. It's good which is why it's hard to pin down. It's a definite thinking attitude of thought towards the future. Is it motivation to action? Yes. He says well for Christians hope is a virtue but for everyone it’s a passion and he juggles with what that means.

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