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Nihilism: there is literally no point to life

I mean seriously we're just born then we live then we die

given enough time, everything I have done and ever will do will cease to matter.

whether I win a nobel prize or spend the rest of my life in jail it doesn't matter

****

nothing matters

I guess you're just going to leave sarcastic comments but I'm so bummed out right now. life has no point.

so what's the point in living it

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Reply 1

h333

Original post by wwait

I am sorry to hear you feel this way. So don't you believe in an afterlife?

Reply 2

username1292215

Become the best you can be while enjoying life

Reply 3

DauntlessOne

Pretty much, eat drink and be merry, tomorrow we die.

Agree.

Agree hence why many people say you should enjoy it and always try to better yourself because that should be the ultimate objective in life; achieving the best version of you

Reply 6

Tai Ga

this thread is so edgy

Reply 7

loveleest

Agree.
It pretty much is, but im trying my best to have fun anyway 😄

Reply 8

loveleest

Original post by h333

I am sorry to hear you feel this way. So don't you believe in an afterlife?

It's unlikely that it exists.
Well heaven and hell anyway.

Reply 9

goam

yeahh pretty much how I view life too :redface:

Reply 10

h333

Original post by loveleest

It's unlikely that it exists.
Well heaven and hell anyway.

Ok I respect your view :smile:

. But I strongly believe it does exist.

Reply 11

champ_mc99

Original post by SuperHuman98

Become the best you can be while enjoying life

...and then die. Lol.

Reply 12

Chief Wiggum

Yeah it's pretty pointless tbh.

Reply 13

Deyesy

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Reply 14

viddy9

Original post by SuperHuman98

Become the best you can be while enjoying life

Original post by DauntlessOne

Pretty much, eat drink and be merry, tomorrow we die.

Original post by alexp98

Agree hence why many people say you should enjoy it and always try to better yourself because that should be the ultimate objective in life; achieving the best version of you

Original post by wwait

I mean seriously we're just born then we live then we die

given enough time, everything I have done and ever will do will cease to matter.

Some things do, objectively, matter, and there are reasons to act in certain ways. I'd highly recommend reading Parts One and Six of Derek Parfit's On What Matters, followed by The Point of View of the Universe by Singer and de-Lazari Radek.

And, I always find it highly bizarre that many people claim that they're nihilists, and then go on to claim that people should "try to better themselves" or "enjoy life". If there was no meaning to life, then people should not even do these things either. These claims are more in line with the Subjectivist view that there is no objective meaning in life, but that we can create our own meaning. I suppose one could, if one were a nihilist, argue that enjoying oneself is just as unreasonable as dwelling on the idea that life has no meaning, so why not choose to enjoy life.

It reminds me of this comic:

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Reply 15

dozyrosie

Original post by wwait

How many Nihilists are there? Most people believe there is a definite point to life, they just don't nail it to a religious door.

Reply 16

Raizelcadres

Original post by wwait

Yes what you say is completely true and no one can deny it but some people try to look at life with a different mindset. Some believe in spending their lives on helping others, becoming rich, follow a religion, exploring etc. So my point is try to look at life from a different perspective which could possibly encourage you to pursue something or someone. :biggrin:

Reply 17

user 42005

Yep, life does have no meaning whatsoever. There is no 'why' we are here; only 'how' did we get here. I think we should definitely scientifically pursue 'how' we got here; although it certainly has no intrinsic purpose, it definitely will make our lives more satisfying so why not?

Reply 18

skunkboy

The purpose of life is a life of purpose. It does.

--Robert Byrne--

Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.

--Charles Schulz--

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give!

--Winston Churchill--

Life is exactly what you make. If you make it pointful,it's not pointless . If you make it pointless,it's not pointful.