Hey guys, I would like to discuss nihilism if anyone is up for it.
For anyone who is unfamiliar with the term then I'll lead you to this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism
So i've started classing myself as an existential nihilist quite recently, some people may argue it's a bit too soon to do so but really when I first started investigating what it was I found myself agreeing with the core philosophy of it. So you know, what the hell.
Basically I just want to see how people react to it, is it something you guys see as a valid viewpoint?
Personally I am under no illusion that there has to be purpose to existance, nothing I have seen really seems to show that the world was 'created' in a specific purposeful way. I've seen other forums discuss the ideas of existential nihilism and say that it is naive and sad. But so what if it is? Frankly the only eyes I can view the universe from are my own, and what i've seen happening across the world doesn't seem like what some divine creator has made...
It is a shame, it is very depressing even. But it doesn't stop us from creating purpose for ourselves, for instance although I firmly believe that we are here without any overall purpose, it doesn't stop me from living with some purpose in my particular life.
Do what makes you happy?
The one thing that nihilism seems to imply wrongly for me is that the world we live in is sad and cruel, for me it doesn't have to be, not if we don't make it. But again this is entirely relative to us as individuals and what in particular makes us happy.
I can see this may span into a whole bunch of areas, i'm not great at starting off topics but I just want to discuss it with any of you guys, as it seems quite an interesting philosophy to me.
So discuss away if you will
For anyone who is unfamiliar with the term then I'll lead you to this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism
So i've started classing myself as an existential nihilist quite recently, some people may argue it's a bit too soon to do so but really when I first started investigating what it was I found myself agreeing with the core philosophy of it. So you know, what the hell.
Basically I just want to see how people react to it, is it something you guys see as a valid viewpoint?
Personally I am under no illusion that there has to be purpose to existance, nothing I have seen really seems to show that the world was 'created' in a specific purposeful way. I've seen other forums discuss the ideas of existential nihilism and say that it is naive and sad. But so what if it is? Frankly the only eyes I can view the universe from are my own, and what i've seen happening across the world doesn't seem like what some divine creator has made...
It is a shame, it is very depressing even. But it doesn't stop us from creating purpose for ourselves, for instance although I firmly believe that we are here without any overall purpose, it doesn't stop me from living with some purpose in my particular life.
Do what makes you happy?
The one thing that nihilism seems to imply wrongly for me is that the world we live in is sad and cruel, for me it doesn't have to be, not if we don't make it. But again this is entirely relative to us as individuals and what in particular makes us happy.
I can see this may span into a whole bunch of areas, i'm not great at starting off topics but I just want to discuss it with any of you guys, as it seems quite an interesting philosophy to me.
So discuss away if you will
