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RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism?
March 10, 2015 at 12:58 pm
(March 10, 2015 at 12:51 pm)SteveII Wrote: The question is: does atheism lead to existential and ethical nihilism? It so, and an atheist reasons and acts like there is meaning, value and purpose to life, an inconsistency exists.

I imagine an atheistic outlook on meaning discounts the theistic notion of the meaning only sought through religious faith and a belief in god. From my perspective, the theist is more a nihilist than the atheist for the simple reason that the theist cannot imagine there being any meaning to life without faith when atheists daily find meaning in life without faith.
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Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by SteveII - March 10, 2015 at 10:35 am
RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2015 at 10:40 am
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RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by TheRealJoeFish - March 10, 2015 at 10:48 am
RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by SteveII - March 10, 2015 at 10:53 am
RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Alex K - March 10, 2015 at 11:02 am
RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Cato - March 10, 2015 at 11:12 am
RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by SteveII - March 10, 2015 at 12:14 pm
RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Alex K - March 10, 2015 at 12:25 pm
RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by downbeatplumb - March 10, 2015 at 1:37 pm
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RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Steve Wilson - March 16, 2015 at 11:52 am
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RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by SteveII - March 10, 2015 at 12:02 pm
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RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by SteveII - March 10, 2015 at 12:26 pm
RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by Alex K - March 10, 2015 at 12:28 pm
RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by SteveII - March 10, 2015 at 12:36 pm
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RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism? - by SteveII - March 10, 2015 at 12:59 pm
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