He argues that hopeless young people under Pax Americana are attracted to dispensationalist premillennialism because it offers a better world through the destruction of the present one.
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Hopelessness
He argues that hopeless young people under Pax Americana are attracted to dispensationalist premillennialism because it offers a better world through the destruction of the present one.
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He argues that for the hopeless poor, peace only means continued poverty, while war becomes an opportunity for a new world.
He argues that religion gives people hope when their social world gives them none.
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"You use money, you should spend your money. If it's all in the bank, what's the point of that? Okay? So, having billionaires is..."
"You can't afford anything. You're stuck being a delivery person for the rest of your life. Do you understand? Do you know how many..."
"You want more war. What good does peace do you? Right? Peace just means like tomorrow, you'll still be poor and hopeless. Right? But..."
"Right. Okay? Okay. So that doesn't make sense, okay? All right? So this is the... So it's hard because this is religion, okay? And..."
"...okay? It also leads sometimes to self -defeat. It leads to hopelessness, and that's why they kill themselves, okay?"
"...South Korea, no one's having kids. That's a sign of complete hopelessness in this society. In North Korea, they're having a lot of kids...."
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