Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism?

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Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism?

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RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism?

March 10, 2015 at 10:41 am

Existential nihilism most certainly.
Ethical nihilism certainly not.

The problem you typically have in this discussion is someone either conflating the two or insisting that ethical nihilism necessarily follows from existential nihilism.

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Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by SteveII - March 10, 2015 at 10:35 am

RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2015 at 10:40 am

RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Norman Humann - March 10, 2015 at 10:40 am

RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Cato - March 10, 2015 at 10:41 am

RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by TheRealJoeFish - March 10, 2015 at 10:48 am

RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by SteveII - March 10, 2015 at 10:53 am

RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Alex K - March 10, 2015 at 11:02 am

RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Cato - March 10, 2015 at 11:12 am

RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by SteveII - March 10, 2015 at 12:14 pm

RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Alex K - March 10, 2015 at 12:25 pm

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RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2015 at 1:00 pm

RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Cato - March 10, 2015 at 5:29 pm

RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Steve Wilson - March 16, 2015 at 11:52 am

RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Alex K - March 10, 2015 at 10:42 am

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