External circumstances

Divine intervention

Personal agency

Social structures

Freedom is irrelevant to hope.

Freedom limits hope.

Freedom enables hope.

Freedom destroys hope.

Hope and despair are mutually exclusive.

Hope is always stronger than despair.

Despair is always stronger than hope.

Hope and despair are two sides of the same coin.

Hope is futile in the face of adversity.

Hope is a distraction from adversity.

Hope is a source of strength in the face of adversity.

Hope is irrelevant to adversity.

Hope is independent of meaning.

Hope is a product of meaning.

Meaning is a product of hope.

Hope and meaning are unrelated.

Hope is irrelevant to social and political change.

Hope can be a catalyst for social and political change.

Hope can hinder social and political change.

Hope is a byproduct of social and political change.

Hope is unrelated to authenticity.

Hope is a product of authenticity.

Authenticity is a product of hope.

Hope and authenticity are mutually exclusive.

Hope is irrelevant to death.

Hope can help individuals cope with death.

Hope can make death more difficult to accept.

Hope is a denial of death.

Hope is independent of responsibility.

Hope is a product of responsibility.

Responsibility is a product of hope.

Hope and responsibility are unrelated.

Hope is irrelevant to the search for meaning.

Hope can help individuals find meaning.

Hope can hinder individuals from finding meaning.

Hope is a byproduct of finding meaning.

Hope is unrelated to creativity.

Hope is a product of creativity.

Creativity is a product of hope.

Hope and creativity are mutually exclusive.

Hope is irrelevant to suffering.

Hope can help individuals cope with suffering.

Hope can make suffering more difficult to bear.

Hope is a denial of suffering.

Hope is unrelated to transcendence.

Hope is a product of transcendence.

Transcendence is a product of hope.

Hope and transcendence are mutually exclusive.

Hope is irrelevant to absurdity.

Hope can help individuals cope with absurdity.

Hope can make absurdity more difficult to bear.

Hope is a denial of absurdity.