really logical.

You use the word "absolute" but then use the word "believe" they are very different

I object to not separating belief from fact.

I have beliefs too. Let's use soemthing that isn't a hot button topic. I do believe in ghosts but know full well I cannot prove them. Therefore they come under the label of faith. Ice cream, on the other hand is quite provable.

I see no issue with self-reliance based hope. It's what keeps many people going toward security and success. There is also nothing wrong with adapting to changing circumstanses (survival of the fittest depends on that very idea)

I believe we speak two different languages and have yet to find a translator