Ryusei the Morning Star Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Noun: the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless.synonyms Honestly, might be one of the few things worse than depression to feel. Can anyone else relate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinny Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 That life is totally in vain? Ive had this thought for my entire life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 You don't feel emotion, or if you do its minuscule compared to logic. Everything is based on objectivity and efficiency, but you have no strong feeling about continuing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aix Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Life lacks inherent meaning, you'd be hard pressed to find any objective meaning to life beyond ones taught by religions. However, once you realize that you come to understand that life is what you make of it, and your personal values are everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Objective as in dealing strictly in provable conclusions. ie. 2>1 (that's being a rather simplistic example) Religion has too many morals and too much emotion to be compatible with Nihlism IMO You lose the will to live, but don't have the will to die, you just carry on till your only loyal companion, Death, finally grants you mercy. Not meant to be edgy, I'm just honestly reflecting and wondering people's thoughts. Cause it's really not depression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 I mean, the only absolute truth about life is that you'll die sooner or later, so no wonder people feel nihilist sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 I mean, the only absolute truth about life is that you'll die sooner or later, so no wonder people feel nihilist sometimes.And Insignificance. Even if you leave a legacy, the earth will meet its end one day too. The three truths are Death, Insignificance, and Time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Nihilism is not really in the same vein as depression, though. I consider nihilism to be an actual belief system. It's a philosophical standpoint, whereas depression is more like a brain chemical imbalance. Nihilism sees aspects of the world as pointless and meaningless. Such a viewpoint implies a depressed state of mind, but that's not really the case. It's a standpoint that emphasizes detachment, because the things people hold dear to themselves is ultimately meaningless. Love, morality, wealth...you work so hard to maintain them, but their existence is as fleeting as your own life. Morality is a set of rules that you bend as you see fit, there is no true law that you must follow, only ones invented by man, and followed arbitrarily. There are different forms of nihilism and the way I use it is probably not completely accurate to the actual viewpoint and oversimplified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aix Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 What I'm saying is that the fact that life lacks objective meaning doesn't mean you can't find meaning. The fact that life lacks meaning means that you can find your own meaning, and find what's important to you. The depression-like ideas you're talking about is an inability to move forwards from the nihilism. I love writing. I find it, for lack of a better word, important to write because I think creating or attempting to create a work of art is wonderful. I think my family and friends is important, because I love them. I think it's wonderful to do good things for others. I want to enjoy life the best I can. These are values that I can hold in spite of the ultimate lack of objective meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Pretty much agree with everything Aix said. I believe the meaning of life is for you to give both it meaning and the lives of those around you. So while I can empathize with nihilistic principles, I don't believe living that way will bring you satisfaction. At least, it wouldn't for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 I don't believe living that way will bring you satisfaction. It doesn't but in the same token you really can't get out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourmaline Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 The only reason anyone has for existence is self-satisfaction and you win when you stop asking why and just live to attain it. If you try to look for how to add meaning to anything then it just means you're trying to escape misery with useless and empty thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 The only reason anyone has for existence is self-satisfaction and you win when you stop asking why and just live to attain it. If you try to look for how to add meaning to anything then it just means you're trying to escape misery with useless and empty thoughts.And when you reach the point where nothing satisfies you anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourmaline Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Then you're even unhealthier than the people who try to find meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 In my opinion there's no great "meaning" to life, just to aspects of life. And even them it depends. Basically what Aix said. People kinda automatically find meaning in things they care about, and that's all that's really needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 In my experience people like to generalize sheet regarding themselves far too drastically. Do you feel depressed? Cool, everyone does to some extent. That doesn't directly mean you'll never feel happiness due to profound depression, it'll certainly be far and few between, but there is always happiness to be found around the corner, it's just a matter of progression. You are not your emotions, don't let them define you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethera Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 I find meaning to live when I do things I enjoy, like playing a good video game or writing, when I eat a good meal, and when I laugh with friends. These are all simple things, but they, as well as my faith, are the reason I am still here today. Sometimes I feel like there's no meaning to my existence, and there might not be, but I know there are still a few things I can derive happiness from in this world, and that's enough for me to continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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