“We’ve lost faith in faith, all hope is gone, and chastity is completely … well, you know.” —Tim Olds, “The History of the Future in Five Words” Responses to horrors often feel inadequate: “What do you say in the face of horror?”1 Answers must be offered, because these are aspects of our existence. If we ignore these problems, we will be antirealists. If we don’t or can’t address them, then our worldview is not livable and thus fails the pragmatic criterion. Sadly, experiences