Long term Nihilists

[thesummerqueen]

I suppose if you only cry because the universe doesn't have an inherent meaning, yes you could come to that conclusion. I'm all out of fucks about what the universe cares or doesn't care about though - isn't that the point of atheism? You don't believe there's a higher power? The people who fall into nihilism I think are the ones who get sad that there isn't. Why? I'm the product of billions of years of star-guts and evolution coalescing into a happily conscious creature. If there isn't a meaning set out for me, doesn't that mean I can decide for my damn self what matters, and by extension, the human race? All things come to dust in the long term, but why the inherent negativity about it instead of enjoying the ride while it lasts?