fatalistic thinking. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
One way to think of it - is the "fatalistic" approach. From Wordnik.com. [moschikat Diary Entry] Reference
A kind of fatalistic indifference deadened fear for most people. From Wordnik.com. [WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA]
Fear has been used to divide us, and we've adopted a kind of fatalistic attitude. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 10, 2008] Reference
I have to agree with the posters who've mentioned "fatalistic" as the proper description. From Wordnik.com. [There's not always a word for the thing you want to say.] Reference
Mr. Henry also managed to shift the "fatalistic" attitude of Red Sox fans after their two recent titles. From Wordnik.com. [Liverpool Fans, Meet John Henry] Reference
I'm a kind of fatalistic person; things happen the way they happen. From Wordnik.com. [The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper] Reference
Someone here, in good spirit, replied to one of my recent posts as "fatalistic". From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
She handed her feelings over to the actors with a kind of fatalistic resignation. From Wordnik.com. [My Antonia] Reference
Still, at least Seattle could take a kind of fatalistic, swaggering pride in being on the front lines of this new kind of war. From Wordnik.com. [Crosscut] Reference
"We were kind of fatalistic about it from an early point," he says, noting they didn't win when they were nominated in '07, either. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
Just how fatalistic and defeatist are the Republicans?. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Schaeffer: "No Mosques!" (The Real Republican Race Issue)] Reference
Even that sounds way too fatalistic for me to swallow. From Wordnik.com. [What's the Matter] Reference
I'm the fatalistic type -- when my number's up, it's up. From Wordnik.com. [Between The Lines Online: What Homeland Security?] Reference
Today Larry Kramer talks with a hollow, fatalistic voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Angry Prophet Is Dying] Reference
It conjures up a mournful, almost fatalistic air, for me. From Wordnik.com. [Story pick: The end of English] Reference
They need no added motivation to be fatalistic or dishonest. From Wordnik.com. [Destined to Cheat?] Reference
New Orleanians have traditionally been more fatalistic and classbound. From Wordnik.com. [New Orleans Blues] Reference
The attitude was somewhat fatalistic, but there was nothing left for us. From Wordnik.com. [Expecting To Die] Reference
That fatalistic attitude is not at all peculiar to Santino -- or to Texas. From Wordnik.com. [The Prison Paradox] Reference
DeLeo, like most New Yorkers, has a fatalistic, post-9/11 outlook on life. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Lonely Liberty] Reference
But if he is cornered he fights with a terrible and fatalistic desperation. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
The fatalistic harshness of the desert fits his temperament like handmade boots. From Wordnik.com. [Literary Lion In The Desert] Reference
MacMaine waited with almost fatalistic complacence for the inevitable to happen. From Wordnik.com. [The Highest Treason] Reference
Some people in the United States as well as Britain have learned to be more fatalistic. From Wordnik.com. [Terror at Rush Hour] Reference
"I believe he knows what our mission here is already," was Katharine's fatalistic answer. From Wordnik.com. [Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes The Quest of a Summer Vacation] Reference
The man dresses entirely in gray, chain-smokes and has a bleak, fatalistic sense of humor. From Wordnik.com. [A 'POSITIVE PESSIMIST'] Reference
The last thing you'd expect from the dour, fatalistic Pekar is an affirmation of family ties. From Wordnik.com. [Shredding The Envelope] Reference
As one fatalistic Democratic official put it, "They are basically living in rented territory.". From Wordnik.com. [In Va.'s 5th, incumbent Democrat Tom Perriello sees voter frustration firsthand] Reference
Some – at a subliminal level – become fatalistic, believing that the gods are against them. From Wordnik.com. [Why Pakistan's poor slip catching is itself catching] Reference
For the millions of kids who die needlessly, a nurse blamed "the fatalistic acceptance of death.". From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: A Global Health Crisis] Reference
Yet I could not get past the people's fatalistic acceptance of needless death -- "It is God's will.". From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call And Corrections: Important Concerns Facing Today's Kids] Reference
"Our strong sense of predestination made us prematurely fatalistic," he says in "Faith of My Fathers.". From Wordnik.com. [The Books of John] Reference
"Their morale wasn't bad, it was more fatalistic; this is the grunts-get-screwed-every-time," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Probing Bloodbath] Reference
New Orleanians have a fatalistic streak; their joyful, jazz-blowing street funeral processions are legendary. From Wordnik.com. [How Bush Blew It] Reference
Most of all, I sensed a pace of life that was slower and more fatalistic than anything I had ever experienced. From Wordnik.com. [The Editor's Desk] Reference
Surprisingly, the link between fatalistic beliefs and unethical behavior has never been examined scientifically — until now. From Wordnik.com. [Destined to Cheat?] Reference
Ford says that it will continue to produce the Crown Vic "for the foreseeable future," but enthusiasts take a more fatalistic view. From Wordnik.com. [Driving a Classic Into the Ground] Reference
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