Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?

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Ofcourse I know the difference - sound reasoning is logically valid reasoning from true premises. That is the basis on which you can differentiate between actual truth and what you've been led to believe is true. And that is why I equate correct reasoning with sound reasoning because simply valid reasoning form untrue premises would lead you to incorrect conclusions.

Right... right. So you've gotta know the truth to know the truth. Right. You were around for the whole thing about the tautology thing, weren't you? Nah, you probably assumed it meant something like treacle or some shit, and be jamming to that slam you call mushrooms.

HOW can you differentiate between actual truth and any truth that isn't actual? Do you know some all-knowing oracle that filters the false from the true for you?

It's funny how deluded they can be without knowing it... I wonder, is it a kindness to expose reality to their consciousnesses... or am I cruel to betray their beliefs to them, to demolish their coping mechanism in certainty?

You bring the validity, I'll get the soundness.

A = A
A ≠ A
A / ≠A

Done... so what's soundness got to do with it?

Short answer: If I am wrong, the concept of "wrong" would be rendered meaningless.

Long answer: Go look for it in all the other posts I've made on this forum.

Oddly, your long answer was shorter than your short answer. If you don't have the capacity to defend your beliefs when they're questioned, then I've no respect for them

Your concept of wrong, and what wrong actually is, are not one and the same. You're luckier than you know... able to live in a world where you think you know the rules... all the solutions to every problem... where things seem consistent, some of them unwavering.

Not all of us have the kindness that is ignorance, the blessing that is arrogance, and the comfort that is stability. I do not have the luxury of such faiths.