Re:A Nihilist's Guide to Meaning
by shrimpx on Sunday July 16, 2023 @04:46AM
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Things being "permitted" wouldn't occur to someone born recently in a secular context. This is a historical artifact in relation to the 1700+ year grip that Christianity had on people's minds.
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I suppose so, but nihilism doesn't seem to mesh with religion anyways.
As far as I understand, nihilism and existentialism were both reactions to the "death of religion". Nihilism concludes that everything is devoid of meaning. Existentialism concludes basically the same thing, but then is like "so let's go be ourselves and have fun, find ways to enjoy life" basically. I think this is where the "is permitted" part comes in.
But anyway nihilism is related to religion in the sense that it's a reaction to the end of religion.