What do you guys/gals think of Nihilism?

[QUOTE="Philokalia"]

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

It seems to be, by default, correct, but it's too depressing of a worldview for me to adhere to.

coolbeans90

By Default? Nihilism goes against all intuition it is hardly default.

No it doesn't; without being taught morals from birth, we don't have a system of morals. No right, no wrong, no inherent value, etc.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"]

I can see its merit and appeal, but I personally dislike it. Thus, I'm not a nihilist.

ghoklebutter

*brofists*

That is the coolest word I've heard this week.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="Philokalia"]

By Default? Nihilism goes against all intuition it is hardly default.

PWSteal_Ldpinch

No it doesn't; without being taught morals from birth, we don't have a system of morals. No right, no wrong, no inherent value, etc.

Even more amusingly, I am not an atheist.

[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

*brofists*

coolbeans90

That is the coolest word I've heard this week.

No it doesn't; without being taught morals from birth, we don't have a system of morals. No right, no wrong, no inherent value, etc.

coolbeans90

has there ever been a case of that? I've heard of certain feral children but I think we all have an intrinsic system of morality as Saint Paul says, even if that image is scarred.

[QUOTE="PWSteal_Ldpinch"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

No it doesn't; without being taught morals from birth, we don't have a system of morals. No right, no wrong, no inherent value, etc.

coolbeans90

Even more amusingly, I am not an atheist.

I don't have a firm opinion because I know so little about it. I think it's a worldview that says that life is meaningless and that the earth would be better off if mankind were wiped out altogether. If that's true, it's a rather suffocating way to think because it's so one-sided. We humans have polluted a lot, but have also added a lot. :D

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

No it doesn't; without being taught morals from birth, we don't have a system of morals. No right, no wrong, no inherent value, etc.

Philokalia

has there ever been a case of that? I've heard of certain feral children but I think we all have an intrinsic system of morality as Saint Paul says, even if that image is scarred.

I don't have a firm opinion because I know so little about it. I think it's a worldview that says that life is meaningless and that the earth would be better off if mankind were wiped out altogether. If that's true, it's a rather suffocating way to think because it's so one-sided. We humans have polluted a lot, but have also added a lot. :D

dracula_16

This thread would probably be less painful to read if people made it clear which kind of nihilism (epistemological, existential, moral, metaethical, metaphysical, etc) they're talking about.

e: oh who am I kidding, this is OT

This thread would probably be less painful to read if people made it clear which kind of nihilism (epistemological, existential, moral, metaethical, metaphysical, etc) they're talking about.

e: oh who am I kidding, this is OT

Blood-Scribe

It's all right, just like a lot of other ideaologies. Not my personal cup of tea.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

No it doesn't; without being taught morals from birth, we don't have a system of morals. No right, no wrong, no inherent value, etc.

Philokalia

has there ever been a case of that? I've heard of certain feral children but I think we all have an intrinsic system of morality as Saint Paul says, even if that image is scarred.

Systems of morality are developed not because it is the default state of morality, but because it is an emergent order, an artificial social construct which has proven useful to human survival.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="PWSteal_Ldpinch"] Hmm I think many atheists would disagree with that. PWSteal_Ldpinch

Even more amusingly, I am not an atheist.

I'm not sure I agree with that, however.

[QUOTE="dracula_16"]

I don't have a firm opinion because I know so little about it. I think it's a worldview that says that life is meaningless and that the earth would be better off if mankind were wiped out altogether. If that's true, it's a rather suffocating way to think because it's so one-sided. We humans have polluted a lot, but have also added a lot. :D

guynamedbilly

Ok. Thank you for clarifying. :)

[QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"]

This thread would probably be less painful to read if people made it clear which kind of nihilism (epistemological, existential, moral, metaethical, metaphysical, etc) they're talking about.

e: oh who am I kidding, this is OT

guynamedbilly

[QUOTE="guynamedbilly"]

[QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"]

This thread would probably be less painful to read if people made it clear which kind of nihilism (epistemological, existential, moral, metaethical, metaphysical, etc) they're talking about.

e: oh who am I kidding, this is OT

Blood-Scribe

[QUOTE="guynamedbilly"]

[QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"]

This thread would probably be less painful to read if people made it clear which kind of nihilism (epistemological, existential, moral, metaethical, metaphysical, etc) they're talking about.

e: oh who am I kidding, this is OT

Blood-Scribe

You and I both know that we're talking about broody sad sack existential nihlism here.

Stop being semantic.

[QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"][QUOTE="guynamedbilly"] Classifications are meaningless.guynamedbilly

[QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"][QUOTE="guynamedbilly"] Classifications are meaningless.

THE_DRUGGIE

You and I both know that we're talking about broody sad sack existential nihlism here.

Stop being semantic.

[QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"][QUOTE="guynamedbilly"] Classifications are meaningless.guynamedbilly

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

[QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"] yeah I don't think you actually know what nihilism is but okayBlood-Scribe

You and I both know that we're talking about broody sad sack existential nihlism here.

Stop being semantic.

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Do my....generalizations....dissapoint....you...?

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[QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"]

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

You and I both know that we're talking about broody sad sack existential nihlism here.

Stop being semantic.

THE_DRUGGIE

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Do my....generalizations....dissapoint....you...?

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[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

[QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"]

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the_plan_man

Do my....generalizations....dissapoint....you...?

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Who else would intentionally use ellipses so much?

But then the thing was aimed at me calling him LJ so yeah

[QUOTE="the_plan_man"][QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

Do my....generalizations....dissapoint....you...?

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THE_DRUGGIE

Who else would intentionally use ellipses so much?

But then the thing was aimed at me calling him LJ so yeah

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

[QUOTE="the_plan_man"] LJ?the_plan_man

Who else would intentionally use ellipses so much?

But then the thing was aimed at me calling him LJ so yeah

I haven't since I adblock ignored him.

[QUOTE="the_plan_man"][QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

Who else would intentionally use ellipses so much?

But then the thing was aimed at me calling him LJ so yeah

THE_DRUGGIE

I haven't since I adblock ignored him.

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

[QUOTE="the_plan_man"] I haven't seen LJ around this place much lately, anymore.the_plan_man

I haven't since I adblock ignored him.

Afterwards, yeah.

But you know, I've been here since 06 and why wouldn't I jump on an opportunity to wash this forum of him?

I mean seriously you've gotta try it. It's pretty cool.

I think of it as an overly misused term, a word bandied about by silly little mummy's boys who've read Nietzsche thinking he was one of the pillars of the branch of nihilism when he was probably quite the opposite. =]

That's my $0.02, anyway! I wonder can that buy me a jawbreaker!!

[QUOTE="the_plan_man"][QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

I haven't since I adblock ignored him.

THE_DRUGGIE

Afterwards, yeah.

But you know, I've been here since 06 and why wouldn't I jump on an opportunity to wash this forum of him?

I mean seriously you've gotta try it. It's pretty cool.

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

[QUOTE="the_plan_man"] :lol: What, did he call you a "troll?"the_plan_man

Afterwards, yeah.

But you know, I've been here since 06 and why wouldn't I jump on an opportunity to wash this forum of him?

I mean seriously you've gotta try it. It's pretty cool.

Not piss off as much as annoy, which either is actually pretty hard to do.

Mostly just jumped on a way to nix him out of threads and never looked back.

Personally, I just don't care about it.

I think of it as an overly misused term, a word bandied about by silly little mummy's boys who've read Nietzsche thinking he was one of the pillars of the branch of nihilism when he was probably quite the opposite. =]

That's my $0.02, anyway! I wonder can that buy me a jawbreaker!!

mywalletsgone

I think of it as an overly misused term, a word bandied about by silly little mummy's boys who've read Nietzsche thinking he was one of the pillars of the branch of nihilism when he was probably quite the opposite. =]

That's my $0.02, anyway! I wonder can that buy me a jawbreaker!!

mywalletsgone

it's often the end result of atheism, that's what i think about it.

kingkong0124

I think its nothing.

[QUOTE="kingkong0124"]

it's often the end result of atheism, that's what i think about it.

ModernMuhCow

I'm an existential nihilist, and I really don't find it depressing, nor does it get in the way of me going about my life.Blood-Scribe

I think nihilists are cowards. If they really thought there was no point to anything they'd kill themselves and save us the trouble of listening to them.

[...]told by his/her mummy about a magic space sugar daddy... [...]inartistic

[QUOTE="inartistic"][...]told by his/her mummy about a magic space sugar daddy... [...]Zeviander

I think there is no point to nihilism.

Get it?

I think nihilists are cowards. If they really thought there was no point to anything they'd kill themselves and save us the trouble of listening to them.

airshocker

I've had multiple episodes of going close to the brink. Although I am a pretty messed up person in terms of mental stability, I suspect I am far from the only one.

jetpower3