(April 13, 2015 at 11:45 pm)JuliaL Wrote:(April 12, 2015 at 11:13 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Just the belief that nothing really matters or has any sort of value.
I'll go with this, which is from wikipedia.
But also per Wikipedia:
Quote: A proposition is generally considered objectively true (to have objective truth) when its truth conditions are met and are "bias-free"; that is, existing without biases caused by, feelings, ideas, etc. of a sentient subject.
So where does one find anything which is "bias free?" Does it sit on the ideal chair or under the ideal sofa?
I'm perfectly happy with my subjective life full of personal biases. If that makes me a nihilist by the above definition (which I don't grant as coherent) then so be it. I share my biases with most of my community and we make up our own very satisfying purposes, thank you very much.
The way I look at, we all have bias towards our perception of ourselves. Yet we believe there is an objective value or worth to ourselves, even if we don't know it. Sure our perception of ourselves will be bias but we do believe there is an objective nature to ourselves and an objective value.
Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to give meaning to ourselves.
