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[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 16 points 10 months ago

So, existentialism?

[-] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 34 points 10 months ago

The post is literally describing existential nihilism, whoops.

[-] VelvetGentleman@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago

People have been failing to understand philosophy since philosophy was invented.

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 21 points 10 months ago

Let's see if I got it!

Nihilism: the general idea that nothing can truly be known, proven, or objective in any way.

Existentialism: the general idea that each person creates their own meaning for existence.

Existential Nihilism: the idea that each person creates their own meaning for existence, but it's impossible to prove one meaning is objectively better or worse than another.

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

The definition you gave for nihilism sounds like epistemological nihilism ('nothing can be known'), which is one type of nihilism. Existential nihilism ('nothing has innate meaning') is another type, moral nihilism ('nothing is right or wrong') yet another. One person can hold any combination of these views.