Before revision: Cosmic indifferentism Though cosmicism appears deeply pessimistic, H. P. Lovecraft thought of himself as neither a pessimist nor an optimist but rather a "scientific" or "cosmic" indifferentist, a theme expressed in his fiction.
After revision: Cosmic indifferentism Though cosmicism appears deeply pessimistic, Lovecraft thought of himself as neither a pessimist nor an optimist but rather a "scientific" or "cosmic" indifferentist, a theme expressed in his fiction.