Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?

[genkaus]

As for the bones of dead and settled questions - which one are you talking about here?

Just theism and theology. I misspoke though. I meant that the question of whether any god exists is the domain of theology, not philosophy .. at least not of the fresh variety. But I take your point. If a theist comes to a philosophy thread to discuss theology, one might reasonably expect they are there to discuss its foundations. Then, if only assertions devoid of justification are offered, you can reasonably complain about passing that off in a philosophy thread. (Objection withdrawn.)

We are in agreement on this.

But I think there has been some miscommunication somewhere. The assertion Frodo made wasn't specific to theism. The assertion was "morals derived from the assumption of a just and fair reality are preferable". This statement is not exclusive to theistic position. For example, the atheistic belief in Karma also assumes a just reality.