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My take on Nihilism: If you've gotten to Nihilism, you have a blank slate to build what you Do believe. Ascribing meaning to things has value. For example, hu
by kuchenbecker 3y ago
My take on Nihilism:
If you've gotten to Nihilism, you have a blank slate to build what you Do believe.
Ascribing meaning to things has value. For example, human life in Nihilism is unimportant, which may or may not be true, but we all benefit from the shared belief in the value of life even if it's technically wrong.
So don't stop at Nihilism as the conclusion but rather use it as a canvas and build up what's meaningful to you. With any luck, others will find the same things as you meaningful.
- collingreen 3y agoThis is a really positive take and I appreciate you writing it.
- kuchenbecker 3y agoYou're welcome! It was my way out of Nihilism. The pursuit of being good is more important and valuable than us all agreeing on what is good (or even that good exists at all). And given that goal, all you can do is try your best.
- scotty79 3y agoThe best direction to move from nihilism is absurdism. You can still be correct but now you can enjoy it.