religion” or “Hey, if we try this religion, it might fit us better,” or “this standard” or “this creed.” They’re not going to believe that, and in that case, they’re in agreement with the pessimistic. But they’re still optimistic because they really feel like, deep down, individuals can self-create and come up with a new of way of living and finding meaning in life and moving forward into the future. They can do it by self-creating. Charles Taylor, who’s a Canadian political philosopher [most of whose] books