In a universe where entropy increases with time, one has no choice but to be an optimist. For in such a universe, the number of possible negative future outcomes (i.e. disorderly outcomes) will always exceed positive ones (i.e. orderly ones) by many orders of magnitude. Therefore, for animals like ourselves who can contemplate the future and be emotionally affected by what has not yet come to pass (and perhaps never will), an unbiased view of the future means a life of fear and worry.
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