Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm an Atheist and Nihilist and I say yes. Atheists who are reject Nihilism are being intellectually dishonest.

The Wiki article is conflating objective meaning with intrinsic value. Simply because we supply our own meanings to our own lives, it doesn't follow that our lives are worthless.

My own answer is: no. I supply my own meaning to my own life.

That you feel that your life has meaning has no bearing on whether or not it actually does. You can supply meaning all you want but that doesn't mean anything. In 100 years all that meaning that you've convinced yourself of will likely be pointless. I think the mistake is in thinking that somehow nihilism means being whiney and depressed. I actually find power in being a nihilist. Rather than saying that it means that you should just mope around (like half the people on this fourm do anyway) it means that my life is truly free for me to do whatever I like with it.

History is littered with folks who not only defined their own lives for themselves in their lifetimes, but had those definitions accepted by others by dint of their actions.

In a hundred years I may not be around to think one way or the other about the meaning of my life, but, if lived correctly, others will think my life means as I intended.

I'm not confusing nihilism with crybabyism. I'm rejecting the idea that how I define myself must bow to your definition of me. You may think my life has no meaning. That, and three bucks, will get you a cuppa joe at Starbucks.

If you're not willing to assign meaning to your life, that's fine. It's no surprise that someone who finds their own life meaningless should cast aspersions upon the significance of others. Skating is easier downhill.

eta: Also, I've emboldened the passage where you're begging the question.