Thinking Through It

Thinking Through It

Nihilism in the Modern World

What is it, and How to Live a Nihilist Lifestyle?

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Alejandro Betancourt
Jul 11, 2022
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“Why do we argue? Life’s so fragile, a successful virus clinging to a speck of mud, suspended in endless nothing.” — Alan Moore

Nihilism believes that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated. This philosophy begins with the assumption that all human knowledge is false.

Nihilism is a philosophical idea where there are no objective moral values. Nihilism means rejecting objective truth, moral values, and meaning in life. It is the belief that nothing has any inherent meaning or purpose.

Nihilists do not believe in God and think life is meaningless. They also think that humans are just animals and that we cannot know anything.

Nihilism is a very radical philosophy, and most people disagree with it.

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