Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?

[Mudhammam]

For my part, I've come to the conclusion that nihilism is incoherent. Meaning is an inherently subjective phenomenon. It's like value; there is no such thing as objective value. The phrase "objective meaning" has no sensible interpretation. I would also suggest that people can never escape meaning; they can never avoid their lives having some meaning or other, to themselves. A life being imbued with final purpose, lasting value, and significance may have a lot of meaning for someone, but that doesn't make that meaning objective. If nihilism is coherent, then it too is a nihilistic existence. Purpose, value, and significance are always purpose, value, and significance from some perspective. It doesn't become objective by postulating a lot of it, or deriving it from some super being. Nihilism has become the bugbear of modern philosophy, and I deny that it has any meaning as a position. It's nothing more than a category error; applying a concept to things to which it cannot apply.

You sound like a nihilist, rasetsu! That many, perhaps most, people strongly disagree with your assertion that "Meaning is an inherently subjective phenomenon. It's like value; there is no such thing as objective value" is probably why nihilism is still relevant.