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Full Idea
Let no one think that Christianity is conducive to optimism; on the contrary, in the Gospels 'world' and 'evil' are used almost synonymously.
Gist of Idea
Christianity is a pessimistic religion, in which the world is equated with evil
Source
Arthur Schopenhauer (The World as Will and Idea [1819], IV.59)
Book Ref
Schopenhauer,Arthur: 'The World as Will and Idea', ed/tr. Berman,Jill and David [Everyman 1995], p.206
A Reaction
The source of Nietzsche's 'Beyond Good and Evil'. Do any religions throw you vigorously back into the middle of life, with its conflict and creativity?