Do nihilist believe that life has no external meaning? I’d agree to that. You can still choose internal meaning, though. Like being a good parent, or helping your community.
the idea is more like… once you realize that nothing has any predetermined value, you get to be the final arbiter of value. you can take stock of that your ancestors invented god as an expedient to create shared community values. god doesn’t exist though. but what really mattered was that your ancestors wanted to have shared values. you can actually skip to the end and create shared values because you and your community accept them as good.
it’s a common misconception/misinterpretation that nihilism rejects value systems entirely. it’s more like what to once you realize they don’t exist without support from you and your people.
Do nihilist believe that life has no external meaning? I’d agree to that. You can still choose internal meaning, though. Like being a good parent, or helping your community.
Wouldn’t parenting and community be external meaning?
Seems like internal meaning world have to do with spiritual or mental stuff.
the idea is more like… once you realize that nothing has any predetermined value, you get to be the final arbiter of value. you can take stock of that your ancestors invented god as an expedient to create shared community values. god doesn’t exist though. but what really mattered was that your ancestors wanted to have shared values. you can actually skip to the end and create shared values because you and your community accept them as good.
it’s a common misconception/misinterpretation that nihilism rejects value systems entirely. it’s more like what to once you realize they don’t exist without support from you and your people.