(March 22, 2017 at 7:43 pm)Angst King Wrote: I was born Christian, er Mormon. I think it's christian, others have their own opinions. My dad had indoctrinated me into atheism by giving me skeptic podcasts, which completely changed my viewpoint.
I was about 14 when I determined I didn't believe (have evidence for) god(s) but I have, in the last four years, not been able to shake my existential nihilism. Does anyone have an answer to the question: If there is no afterlife and no consciousnesses to remember what we did in life and we are forgotten, why does it matter? Why should I logically keep living?
I think your path is similar to mine; although, you appear to have embraced nihilism much earlier than me. Come to think of it I started reading Nietzsche at around 14 (which was way too early). Anyway, I do believe there is a pleasant sense of freedom with nihilism and also a kind of dignity in defiantly facing the darkness. So you need not embrace Camus's dilemma in the "Myth of Sisyphus." As someone biologically prone to depression, that plus a Existentialism can be a deadly combination. Just be aware that Camus, Sartre, and Nietzsche lived to ripe old ages. All atheists, they said "Yes" to life and so can you.
As for me, I think nihilism is the logical conclusion of atheism. There may be some kind of way to reconcile a godless world and transcendent purpose but as for me I have found none forthcoming. In the end, you may decide to embrace the angst or you may choose as I did to look elsewhere, as I described here: My Path
