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Believing in nothing
- Thread starter UnTheist
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Just as one might become religious to "escape pain"?
It is possible. I don't know as it's necessary or anything --people get by just fine with all their somethings.
It does answer a few questions that otherwise go relatively unexplored, like, 'What the heck does that "yin/yang" symbol mean?'
TurkeyOnRye
Well-Known Member
Sometimes, perhaps most of the time, nihilism happens by accident. I think it's a result of too much inquiry.
In my experience, nihilism intensifies pain if you are a particularly attached person. If you have a depressing view of the world, however, nihilism may be quite relieving. It's all relative though.
In my experience, nihilism intensifies pain if you are a particularly attached person. If you have a depressing view of the world, however, nihilism may be quite relieving. It's all relative though.
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whereismynotecard
Treasure Hunter
What do you mean by "nothing?"
tomspug
Absorbant
Perhaps. Although I think there is a significant difference between attempting to escape pain and attempting to heal pain. However, I can see where a similarity could lie.
Most certainly there are people who think that the purpose of religion is to make your life easy, safe, and problem-free.
Nihilism
whereismynotecard
Treasure Hunter
X_X Okay.
rojse
RF Addict
I believe that "0" exists.
What are you trying to get at?
God as an indeterminate, inexplicable, formless, unknowable thing. Everything else is 'anything'.
idea
Question Everything
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)
You support what you do not fight against.
It is impossible to do nothing.
The absence of something is something.
You support what you do not fight against.
It is impossible to do nothing.
The absence of something is something.
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There's a difference between being supportive and not caring
What do you mean by "doing" nothing?
idea
Question Everything
reminds me of a story I read to my little ones:
There was once a boy named Pierre
Who only would say, I don't care!
Read his story, my friend, for you'll find
At the end that a suitable
Moral lies there
Who only would say, I don't care!
Read his story, my friend, for you'll find
At the end that a suitable
Moral lies there
link for the entire sad story of what Pierre supports by not caring
You are correct - you cannot "do" nothing. only something.
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Often believing in nothing is confused with not believing in the supernatural. I would be careful, personally, with anything derived from such a belief.
Many times people regarded as rejecting the supernatural embrace much more then nothing but are afraid to come out of their shell. In my experience anyways people have been berated and beaten into saying they believe in nothing or something... whatever will make you stop judging me.