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It's the use of the term "the last laugh" that prompted my comment. I've seen this kind of sentiment from Christians many times before. It's not simply the lack of compassion for those whom they believe will suffer a brutal and terrible fate, but a certain amount of glee taken in it.
I've also seen many Christians try to backtrack out of such statements when they are called on it. No one wants to be seen deriving self-satisfaction from someone else's suffering. But there it is.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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