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Re:Optimistic Nihilism (2017) by state_less on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @09:37PM (#16751141)
What if the universe doesn't end, or at least hasn't appeared to yet, and yet you're not sure if it's infinite. Like a computer that may halt, but you can't decide if it will or not.

I hope you don't upset the operator and have the simulator suspended with this bickering about what it is. :)

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Re:Optimistic Nihilism (2017) by Avshalom on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @09:46PM (#16751186)
Well if you believe in a god all bets are off, including whatever conception of god you believe in.
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Re:Optimistic Nihilism (2017) by state_less on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @10:02PM (#16751262)
Take it easy, I just wanted to put forth another position, that of not knowing.
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Re:Optimistic Nihilism (2017) by Avshalom on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @10:13PM (#16751317)
No, no. That's the thing: if we have no fucking clue-- "not knowing"-- we have no direction or guidance and thus no way to distinguish (globally) good versus bad and we end up running off what "we" feel is right. And yeah that can lead Hitler but it can equally lead to MLK Jr.

Again I'm not saying Nihilism is "good" I'm just saying it doesn't necessarily lead to one set of morals, and what ever you allow it to lead you to can infact be almost congruent with Abraham or Quetzalcoatl or whatever.

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