Keep existing Nihilists I say…at least they’re not as miserable as the antinatalists — invicta
I take it most nihilists believe that nothing means anything? — TiredThinker
If nothing has any meaning why aren't more nihilists jumping off bridges and what not?
Where do nihilists believe meaning comes from if it were to be legitimate?
Nihilism seems to denote that "meaning" is arbitrary, unneeded or ultimately meaningless; this implies that all beliefs and principles, even truthes, are illusions. Thus, nihilists believe "nothing matters"; however, then 'the belief "nothing matters"' itself also doesn't matter. :smirk:I take it most nihilists believe that nothing means anything? — TiredThinker
I suspect nihilists usually rationalize that "jumping off bridges" is just as meaningless as not "jumping off bridges".If nothing has any meaning why aren't more nihilists jumping off bridges and what not?
Make believe (i.e. wishful thinking). Or "God" (i.e. magical thinking).Where do nihilists believe meaning comes from if it were to be legitimate?
I take it most nihilists believe that nothing means anything? If nothing has any meaning why aren't more nihilists jumping off bridges and what not?
Where do nihilists believe meaning comes from if it were to be legitimate? — TiredThinker
The answer to the second question is basically, no where. There is no meaning. This is harshest in regard to things like the Holocaust. There's supposed to be some sort of redemption in meaning, I think. Without that, it's just abysmal and oh well. — frank
So all meaning must be derived from ones own mind, — TiredThinker
and one can still seek pleasure as a nihilist even if pleasure, pain, numbness, oblivion, are all basically the same to them beyond biological preferences?
For me, nihilism is the idea that there is no objective meaning, and that meaning is asserted by sentient beings such as humans. — Judaka
but it really would be nice to have a purpose so I don't leave this world not knowing if I fell short. — TiredThinker
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