As surely as Judaism and Christianity nurture optimism, secularism promotes pessimism dishonestly depicting it as realism. Secularism has sacred sacraments just as Judaism and Christianity do. Secularism’s sacred sacraments? Sure: climate change; the evil of coal and oil; the good of government; the virtue, courage, and bravery of homosexuals and transgenders; and many more. Win friends and influence people by projecting optimism and getting rid of pessimism.

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