Essay for Political Theology - "How to not panic about the election"
If you’re freaking out about the election following Biden’s catastrophic debate, it’s worth remembering that our beliefs are frequently wrong, our ability to anticipate the future is an illusion, and worrying about outcomes is futile. Or so the great Blaise Pascal argues, and in an essay for the Political Theology Network I try to convince myself, as an act of self-therapy as much as anything else, that he is at least directionally correct. This may be the only way to find tranquility in an era of political emergency.