What do you believe in

[rayheinrich]

i think a lot of people are basically decent but those basically decent people will still rob you if they had the chance and knew they wouldn't get caught, i sure lots of rapists opened doors fro old people and the like.

Ha! Yes! My dad used to put these tiny locks on things.
He knew that any real thief would find them easy to get around,
but he said their value was in keeping honest people out.

I don't expect people to be saints (I certainly ain't.) I just assume
innocence until proven guilty. Playing the odds saves time and worry.

It's NOT some Pollyanna notion, it's very practical (and self-serving).

your outlook and humour stop you from being a nihilist, and your ability to type with more than one finger

I'm an *existential nihilist*, that's a very specific type of nihilist
who mainly doubts that life has any pre-assigned meaning or value (like
the kind that a god provides). Existential nihilism requires people to
create their own meaning (it goes hand-in-hand with atheism). I'm a
moral nihilist as well. But that doesn't mean I think it's ok to kill people.
Society should still try to prevent and punish the act; not because it's
immoral, but because it increases the likelihood that the rest of us can
pursue life, liberty and happiness.

There are many other types of nihilists, some of them MUCH more severe.
BUT... nihilists in general are known for their humor. Humor is based
on fear and anxiety. The most famous humorists (literary and otherwise)
are quite nihilistic.

And yes, more than 1 finger (2 thumbs and 4 fingers to be exact).
Lets me type more and think less.