2 ms·
Who says atheism == nihilism? I consider my life rich with meaning and spiritual satisfaction. I relish my place in this species, my instincts and my awarenes
by IsaacSchlueter 18y ago
Who says atheism == nihilism?
I consider my life rich with meaning and spiritual satisfaction. I relish my place in this species, my instincts and my awareness of them. My scant century-or-so of life is a limited quantity, and that motivates me to use it to live and love and push for everything I can achieve.
- robg 18y agoAtheism is one version of nihilism unless some attempt is made to redefine the basic concepts. It sounds like you already have and it sounds very similar to what I embrace. I don't know where that leaves us, but it doesn't worry me either. I'm not trying to convert anyone. But I'm also very satisfied by my working model for God. You may choose a less-loaded term to describe where you derive a "life rich with meaning and spiritual satisfaction".
- IsaacSchlueter 18y agoGod is a particularly bad word for that term. Not only is my life 100% godless, I try to be free of superstition of all kinds. (No Santa, no tooth fairy, no magic dreams, no esp, no ghosts, etc.) Superstition, in my opinion, is mental clutter that obscures spirituality.
- robg 18y ago"I try to be free of superstition of all kinds." Really? What's "spirituality" then?
- IsaacSchlueter 18y agoSpirituality is a type of experience. No more superstitious a term than "happy" or "hungry" or "purple" or "curious".