The only reason you don't despair is because you do not truly believe what the future holds. At a fundamental level you believe this is all bullshit. And with you, I of course mean us, us generally. We have various religious groups committing terrorist acts on those they believe to be their enemies. I see no evidence that the same level of 'faith' being present in any significant segment of the population.

I cannot express it more eloquently than this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcw-9UBFNWE