Embracing Nihilism: What do we do when there's nothing?
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 20 фев 2024
- Go to brilliant.org/APERTURE to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription.
God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. This passage, written by Friedrich Nietzsche, poses a fascinating question. What do we do when we no longer find meaning in our religions and long-standing traditions? What do we do when the very foundations of society have been broken?
How do we overcome the void that Nihilism leaves behind?
Support: / apertureyt
Shop: bit.ly/ApertureMerch
Join Discord: / discord
Subscribe: bit.ly/SubscribeToAperture
Questions or concerns? underknown.com/contact/
Interested in sponsoring Aperture? inquiries@underknown.com 
Развлечения
I think nihilism is more about acknowledging that because life has no inherent meaning, it's up to you to decide that meaning.
It's about valuing the little moments and being skeptical about grand narratives.
That’s existentialism my guy
That's Optimistic Nihilism bro
Existential nihilism?
thats just nihilism pal@@raymondwood5496
@@sahilkumarprajapati Optimistic is nearly the exact same if not the exact same as active nihilism, just reworded.
When faced with this void of nothingness and meaninglessness, we can explore the freedom it provides, and to redefine our purpose. Embracing nihilism, we just gotta accept things for what they are. Radical acceptance, accept that there are things beyond our control. In that we find a sense of freedom, that in the grand scheme, our struggles and challenges won’t really matter. Even if we feel that everything is meaningless, it still shouldn’t stop us from finding meaning.
I am a ex nihilist here i have been a nihilist till the time i was 15....
i no more could be nihilist because at this point to many miracles have happened in my this year
i think it's the religions that are diverging the meaning of god
for my perception god
- He is one and only
-he is omnipresent( in places as well as time means he is seeing everything all at once everything)
- we humans have free will
*AFTER THIS THINGS BECOME RELIGIOUS*
- he PROBABLY has never meant humans to live for eternity
- he never interferes with human business
- he does miracles to those who have the potential
there are more things to say but i am not feeling to continue and
btw here is how to ask for help
- Go in a place all alone were you wouldn't be interrupted and refer to him as the one and only creator of everything living forever ( simply a undying consciousness which is present everywhere
ask him why you want such stuff kinda beg him (talk respectfully like a grown up man with maturity)
and most importantly you should become someone full of curiosity, who is way to mature
and lastly don't do things that harm you, make you weak or make you die early
god simply like's intelligent, mature person
IT'S WITHIN YOUR CONTROL TO STOP GENOCIDE
@@noodbg1787How are you so sure it's God who does these miracles and they aren't just things that happened?
Understanding that not knowing is fine will make you feel so much better
That is existententialism, your description suits more for absurdism.
Sometimes something that is so true it becomes unacceptable by others.
We do that with life
I've been trying to find the right words to describe how I've been feeling, and your insight has finally given me clarity. It turns out I've fallen deep into the rabbit hole of nihilism...
Welcome to true power. Glad you made it.
It seems nihilism without action is as dangerous as nihilism with cynicism (the Joker). Nihilism without action is depression and dread without relief.
Being fully awake and nihilistic there's only the optimistic option that seems like a positive one relative to non nihilistic people.
Humans are inherently tragic creatures. This is not due to their shortcomings but rather to their capabilities. Humans possess numerous desires and aspirations that often remain unattainable in reality. We aspire to a world that is better and more just than the current one, yet reality frequently falls short of our expectations. Consequently, individuals may perceive their lives as lacking purpose when they are unable to realize their aspirations in reality.
If we believe in nothing, if nothing has any meaning and if we can affirm no values whatsoever, then everything is possible and nothing has any importance.
Yes
0:07
Nothing seems so important
Yes
Nothing can not exist. When you're thinking about the true nothing it becomes something therefore nihilism can not exist since it's a belief in nothing. Since nothing is something it can have meaning, values and importance
The reference to Nietzsche's declaration that 'God is dead' and the subsequent vacuum this creates in our moral and existential framework is particularly striking. It challenges us to confront the abyss of meaninglessness and the daunting freedom that comes with it. The presentation delves into how nihilism, while often viewed as a dark and despairing philosophy, can also offer a liberating perspective that frees us from the shackles of unfounded traditions and beliefs. It invites us to construct our own values and find purpose in a universe that is indifferent to our existence. This exploration serves as a reminder that in the face of life's inherent absurdity, we have the power to imbue our own lives with meaning through our actions, relationships, and creative endeavors. It's a call to embrace the uncertainty and chaos of life, finding beauty and purpose in the act of living itself, rather than in any prescribed set of beliefs or outcomes. A truly thought-provoking piece that encourages deep reflection on our place in the cosmos and the nature of our pursuit for meaning.
I've been through a spiritual journey from the moment I was born. Raised in a Christian family and truly believing in God, once I started gaining wisdom through education I started questioning the bible, my beliefs and eventually the real meaning of life through religion until I became atheist. For some reason, I've always been a positive thinker, so I've never actually dabbed into the nihilistic idealism even after I stopped believing in God.
Then life happened, my life hit rock bottom due to personal circumstances and I had to deal with depression and thinking about ending it all. Eventually I overcame it, and I got up stronger and my mind a lot sharper than before. I've learned the hard way about how beautiful life is and how lucky we are to have won the lottery of life and being able to experience all types of feelings and emotions. Even the pain reminds us we are alive. But one thing is for certain, you are alone and you are responsible for your own choices. And it is your duty to teach your descendants and the youth.
Does God exist? I don't know, maybe at the end it doesn't even matter. Why? well, this world has turned into a sh*tshow and by the looks of it, no matter how you wriggle and complain we wont change a d*mn thing and god seems not to be planning on doing anything, but one thing is for sure for me, I'll enjoy every single second of this life my way. Just like in a game, you've been handed the controller and you only have 1 life in this game of life. Why not enjoy it and let others enjoy theirs in their own way?
How did you overcome depression eg was it fear of taking your own life, fear of what might happen if you completed sucide or.....?
@@georgealderson4424how are you doing now bro, are you ok
@@dhilipsrihari3098 I am ok thank you. I stopped taking antidepressants some months ago as I did not think they made any significant difference (unlike a friend who finds that they work for him). I kmow there are different ones but I have decided to try to see what my life is like without them and a simple thing like having a message from you has made me brighter, even at 3.15am on a cold May morning so thank you for your kindness.
Blessings and peace!
Be nihilistic to the world, but be optimistic to yourself.
Nihilism is pretty good if you apply it correctly to your life.
It isn't just about "nothing matters" why even try and it's really bad to use it as an excuse for your problems.
You have to deal with your problems yourself. With nihilism you should take risks "I really like that girl" go talk to her man "What if she says no?" It doesn't matter my friend nothing matters. You shouldn't stress over little things like appearance or what people think about you because it ultimately doesn't matter but even if nothing in life matters it's all we have and will ever have so we should make the best out of it.
Es ist sehr gemütlich
There is no absolute or inherent meaning outside our minds. We give meaning to the world.
As long as humans fear death and existential dread, there will always be coping mechanisms like religion and the negation of nihilism. Theres plenty to be grateful for without resorting to unsubstantiated lies to comfort us, while ignoring the negative externalities of those fairytales. We need to evolve past this. How about we work towards creating a world where we dont need to resort to such coping mechanisms? There's a novel idea!
"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves." - Alan Watts
Thing is I find it very very hard to belive that we are all here by some minute chance. Too many events happened along the way. There has to be some sort of higher power. The universe doesn't just happen. Big bang is just a theory and I don't buy in to it
@@MrAlio101 there had to be something to create something from nothing
@@MrAlio101 While science can't unequivocally prove the existence of the big bang (it's by definition unscientific to claim with 100 percent certainty), there's a process by which all evidence and Praxis can be tested to surmise the closest approximation. Like the arguement: do we all see the same red or blue for eg. Results of experiments derived from hypothesis' CAN be superseded or elaborated upon, but are NEVER shown at a later date to be false (when checked, double-triple checked, peer reviewed, analyzed/ criticisized without obvious investments in particular outcomes). But I see no use or utility saying "until proven otherwise with 100 percent certainty, I'm going with the intelligent design proclamation". Sure it'll make you FEEL like you have purpose and that someone is looking out for you, but it's ultimately intellectually dishonest. Plus i would ad that the burden of proof is on the person making the extraordinary claim. I have no such burden since i maintain that theres insufficient evidence for an intelligent designer.
I'll just slide in here amd copy and paste one of my many arguments for creation
Well, one thing is for sure, if there is no God,
First: How is it that we are perfectly in the habital zone for life to exist.
How is the moon the perfect distance away from the Earth to create perfect solar eclipses?
There is just no way that from one sperm creates a vegetable and an animal cell, as supposed in Orgin of Species.
Second: Why do I have to create things in universe sandbox 2, one of my favorite games where you can do whatever you like with planets. Why doesn't it just appear out of nowhere? Why do I have to decide what to do with these planets?
Three: Why does it say in Revelation 16:12 that the Euphrates will dry up for the kings of the East? Is it because global warming? Well, over here in the states, we are seeing some of the coldest weather we've had in years, theyre now calling "Global Weather Extremes" How does a book from 1000 years ago predict this event?
Fourth: If you don't beleive in God, here's Pascal's wager:
Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.”
-Blaise Pascal
The reason more and more people are becoming nilistic, agnostic, and find no meaning on life is because God has been taken out of the school systems. Life is not valued in the eyes of the evolutionist. Therefore, we have abortions, which you probably support. Morals are dead to those who don't believe in God. Even Elon Musk supports what God is doing. Just search up "Elon Musk gets saved."
"'The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.' I am not an atheist because I am not a fool." -Billy Sunday.
"Some people beleive that though there is a God, we can know nothing about God;that God never reveals himself to us. They swell up and call themselves agnostics. They say what they don't beleive "what I can't understand." Then you are a fool. If you only beleive in what you can understand, you will be dumbfounded to discover how little you really know." -Billy Sunday
God is not dead
We have not killed God.
If first we belive in the Bible, we then jump to 2
Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction in righteousness:
We beleive then in Romans 6:23:
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We also believe in Romans 3:23-24
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
We then beleive then in 2 Corinthians 5:21
For he hath sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Because Jesus knew no sin, 2 Corinthians 5:21, and that the wages of sin is death, Romans 6:23, we can say that God IS NOT dead. We have NOT killed God. God is alive and well saving souls around the world. There is no doubt in my mind. And will never be one.
"YOU have been tried and found guilty. YOU are a criminal, an outlaw. I am the court and the final appeal. In the presence of all mankind and Maker of earth, I condemn you." -Robert Greene Lee
But God has paid the price of our sins.
Jesus paid it all, and all to him I owe.
My Advocate by Martha Snell Nicholson
I sinned. And straightway, post-haste Satan flew
Before the presence of the Most High God,
And made a railing accusation there.
He said, “This soul, this thing of clay and sod
Has sinned. ‘Tis true that he has named Thy name,
But I demand his death, for Thou hast said,
‘The soul that sinneth, it shall die!’ Shall not
Thy sentence be fulfilled? Is Justice dead'
Send now this wretched sinner to his doom.
What other thing can righteous ruler do?
And thus he did accuse me day and night,
And every word he spoke, O God, was true!
Then quickly One rose up from God’s right hand,
Before Whose glory angels veiled their eyes.
He spoke, “Each jot and tittle of the law
Must be fulfilled: the guilty sinner dies!
But wait. Suppose his guilt were all transferred
To ME and that I paid his penalty!
Behold My hands, My side, My feet! One day
I was made sin for him, and died that he
Might be presented faultless, at Thy throne!”
And Satan fled away. Full well he knew
That he could not prevail against such love,
For every word my dear Lord spoke was true!
I rest my case.
@@johnjackson8709but we don’t even know that the universe ever “came to be”. We don’t know that there ever was “nothing”. For all we know, the universe may have always been.
Thanks to this channel for unending support for oneself. Thank you Aperture!
Being empty means anything can feet inside you, if you want to be reborn, empty is the best way to be. - Vinland saga
Someone that actually makes good points and dissects his work not tiktok bs
thank you aperture each one of your videos speak to me
This was timely and helpful
Meaning is something, that not only is different from one individual to another. But it is also not something that just dawns on you out of nowhere, it is simply your priorities, that become our meaning. And what people need to realize is that life is not stagnant. What May mean the world to you, your purpose may change at any time. So do not overthink it, just enjoy the process and do not seek out some holy grail that will reveal some mythical meaning, cause u will never find it. Just live your life, work hard and strive for your goals, and don’t forget to be grateful. Just do your best and try to enjoy the process. Love y’all
I just came out of this state. Great vid! Forge our own path. Weave our own thread. Thank you.🙏🕊
Nihilism is ignoring the question and forgetting the answer.
Damn true
sees furry PFP
your input is now invalid
#2deep4me
@@bubblegumgun3292 ok
@@matthewboire6843 wot does this means anyway
@@ezzzzgggy11 well I don’t understand what you said so I didn’t know what to say
Really nice to see the comments here. Something's definitely changing in our collective awareness, that's for sure.
Getting to nothing, complete meaninglessness, was the best thing ever happening to me.
True meaning came from it, meaning I didn't know before.
The road down was scary though, since it just looks like the end of the road ahead at that point.
Now that I really think about it, I think the overall meaninglessness never goes away once it's obtained.
It's just that other people become more important in a sense.
If I don't matter then I'll make damn sure those around me do, kind of thing.
From there it builds.
At least that's my story
My favorite interpretation of nihilism is not saying "Life is meaningless", but saying "Life doesn't have to be meaningful".
Meaning is the 5th Dimension. Existence and everything in Existence exists for a reason. A purpose. Meaning. Or it would not exist at all.
The challenge we face is when we don't see or feel like we have meaning. We are goal driven. Our actions must amount to something worthy of putting our energy too. When there is a void of meaning, there is a void of Action.
Our primal tribal brains need community, it needs a village. No man is an island. Historically we used to create meaning withing our social groups. We worked together, ate together, survived together. Yet our society today is to big for this. Societies goals are much bigger then anyone person. So our efforts to aid in goals bigger then we can see or feel fall short. We feel like were working not for ourselves, nor our communities, but those we will never know. We work for the benefits of those we will never learn to trust. And we wont earn enough to support the ones we do.
"Existence and everything in existence exist for a reason."
Wrong.
You’re just trying to build a sweet "bedtime" story, dude.
@@arkdark5554 What I said can not be articulated in so few words. I'm sorry my comment was not understood.
I agree with everything you wrote from “The challenge we face…” on. I’m not sure about what you wrote before that.
@@CrazyLinguiniLegsFair enough. I got that from the mushroom. I've been pondering on it ever since. My strongest question against it is the 4 dimensions are quite literately measurable. Meaning is subjective. But the way the mushroom taught me was everything has an opposite.
Many words, like peace, could not exist without war. Up, down. Rich, poor. Hot, cold. Ying, Yang. There are many more of which could not exist without a polar opposite. If you took out one from existence, you would have to take the other with it. Everything that can be judged has to have Meaning. Much like Schrodinger's cat, without Judgment, an observer, nothing could exist. We need conscientiousness for existence, and that conscience is for a lack of better terminology, is Meaning.
Nihilism is a lovely idea, and I'm sure it must be liberating for the young and single. But for anyone with dependents or responsibilities it remains just an idea.. Regardless of how much I think "nothing matters" I know for sure that it matters a lot to those that depend on me !!
Nihilism in general is a very juvenile perspective.
Nihilism is a building block. And it fits together with humanism pretty well. Even a nihilist can't deny that he is a human and that allows him to embrace his humanity and hold normal human values, be happy in life while having the ability to see the world from the nihilist angle.
As someone who is naturally like this I can say that it is possible to be reliable, but detached. Just because you do something for someone doesn't mean it has to mean anything to you nor do you have to love and care. The best way I can describe it is kinda being robotic.
I disagree nihilism is the most mature perspective on life.
May seem weird, but I find comfort in nothing having meaning or mattering that much. You can create your own, personal meaning, instead of trying to find some "objective" meaning.
Some interesting points.
Nothing matters. The idea of meaning is simply electrical impulses between neurons through synapses based on data we collect through our senses. Our brain compiles that data, interprets it, and tries to predict the trend of sensory upload. Purpose is ego. And ego is not your amigo.
Excellent ❤
It does not matter that nothing matters
I think one of the things that bothers us the most about nihilism(subconsciously), isn't that everything is beyond our control.. but that most things in our lives are within our control and our daily habits effect the quality of our lives immensely.
I haven't had any friends since 2020. Haven't made a single one, at all. I have completely given up on the idea of ever finding a woman. I am completely and utterly alone. I work from home, eat at home, work out at home, do everything alone. The only time I interact with others is when I go to Walmart to get more food. I have no debt, own my house outright, and have enough money to last three years at current spending levels. I don't even know why I work. I don't know why I'm alive. Absolutely nobody cares because I'm a 35 year old bald man that's invisible to broader society. There is no meaning and I can't even feel myself asking the question anymore. Who cares?
Doubt this will mean anything but I'd be your friend.
Yeah since I believe that having people who love and who you love back I’ll be here for you too. The love I get from my 3 daughters is the best thing to happen to me during my entire life. You can find meaning in your life if you don’t give up a fight to find someone who you can marry and then have kids together.
This is completely opposite of what you should do my friend.
Nothing in life matters that might be true but we don't have anything else and will never have anything else than this life we have now. Go talk to people, take your chances talk to women.
Who cares if they say no or don't care about you, you and only you should care of yourself. From your comment I see that you have financial stability so you don't have to stress about money too much. Take your chances man, our lives are nothing in the grand scheme of things but it's everything you'll have and nobody can take your experiences from you. Live life my man because YOU DO MATTER!
What will you do after 3 years, when you will have no money?
@@psychostranger2097 I'm saying I could go without work for 3 years if I had to, not that I would. But nuance isn't important to you, is it?
if nothing matters, we wont mind saying nothing matters
I don't mind saying that
why are you watching this? why did you reply to my comment? if nothing matters then youll do nothing@@ezzzzgggy11
If we had a meaning or purpose in life, it essentially makes it deterministic. Following a blueprint on how we should live. Why seek such a fate vs embracing the freedom to live how we want to live?
How are you doing that you Internet Magician?! - How can you post Videos with Topics always a few days after I randomly thought even talked about it
Because nihilism is in the collective unconscious, something we are all linked to
Statistically speaking hundreds maybe even thousands just had that thought and then watch this video
@@PDXantiantifa statistically speaking, 10/10 People you met will lie to you. - So yeah, what now?
I just had some nihilistic feelings and aperture uploaded a video on it.
Can you do a video on intelligent design...?
Any conversation about nihilism that does not discuss the 'why not' of sui@ide is severely lacking, I think.
I agree and nihilism makes atheists look like christians
11:04 Socialising is a habit, apparently enjoyed by many but.not a necessity. Obligation to socialuse.obstructs freedom to live or die as we would wish.
finally early to one of these
"should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?" - Albert Camus.
This is the second video I've seen this week on nihilism, or "optimistic nihilism," without mentioning absurdism and Albert Camus, which basically is, at least to me, a better-realized take that doesn't need any rebranding. Camus feels like a better foundation for embracing nihilism than Nietzsche. Just my discount $.02
Absurdism is just Optimistic Nihilism.
@@RUclipsUserCx it's the same thing from my view. That's why a characterized it as an unnecessary rebranding of something so well illustrated by Camus, in both words and actions. Unlike his contemporary Sartre, Camus was not one to just sit idly and philosophize.
Never heard of this Albert Camus but I like him already.
We often say exaggerated stuff, but that quote might be the best quote I've ever heard.
@@JackVogel2024 there are some really good UouTube videos on here that will illuminate him pretty effectively in 10-15 minutes; at least enough to spark a book purchase. Cheers!
"Is that all there is? Is that all there is? If that's all there is, my friend, then let's keep dancing. Let's break out the booze and have a ball. If that's all. There is." - Peggy Lee.
Nietzsche didn't give a shit about "community", "empathy", "socialization".....those values are for the weak.....you need to read more Nietzsche.
Perfect timing, I was slipping back into suicidal depression.
Sacred Heart
wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Heart
Understanding that you don’t need to know everything will make you feel so much better.
We are just nothing, the universe doesn't care you live or not
Nihilism doesn't have to lead to despair. It can be freeing and make you live to the fullest. It all depends on how you view it.
Indeed. Though that cannot be chosen.
No matter what you do at the end if you are not happy then what does it matter , Nailism helps you overcome the pain if the something terrible wrong at end be happy and live you life 😊
I believe there is nothing such as purposes, roles, life or beyond death. Everything just happens and moves like our universe. So why bother even trying when there is nothing? Well since we only get to experience the universe once why waste it? Yes it probably wouldn’t matter since everything will be deleted in the end but the experience, memories and legacy is what fill that nothing.
From a nihilist perspective, suffering can make it easier for you to create an illusion of meaning in your life. Because suffering might make you do things that you wouldn't do in a neutral state. Suffering could actually make you see the world in different colors but through colored glasses. When you take them off the world is the same. But some people don't take them off, so that's where the "meaning" comes from.
Kind of like that snake I picked up and put in a water bottle.
''why do I have to not-believe according to nihilism if it is vacuum?' Aniquilating things by particularizing them into infinitesimal relativeness is not a logical option for a better life.
I think growing up having been dealt one of the worst hands in life for anyone I came to realize more and more that nihilism means that yes nothing means anything and there is no greater purpose to anything but it is not an inherently negative thing. It only appears as such to those who have been sold and whom believe the lie of the central focus of the human experience. I.e. explaining death as serving a purpose to the humans. Rather than it simply being a process of the universe and nothing more deep than that.
To try to explain why things like pain and suffering exist along side such injust displays by the ruling class and their ignorance of said negatives contrasted against their abundance of positives.
Nothing matters, there is no purpose to any of this; and thats the greatest and most liberating thing of all. Dont live your life chasing what older generations or religious leaders tell you is the right way to live. There isnt a right way. There isnt a wrong one. There is only the experience of life. No one does it better than anyone else so enjoy your ride here and every once in a while remind yourself how absurd it is that anything even exists at all, let alone a conscious being having an experience in this moment. While serving to meaning or greater purpose in the seemingly infinite cosmos it is still significant in itself to us to contemplate such a thing.
Absurdism and positive nihilism are wonderful philosophies and serve as great antidotes to negative nihilism for those whom are not religious/scientifically against negative nihilism like the sort warned against by nieztche. Theyre essentially people picking up where alot of negative nihilisms philosophy ends and dares to question further and to attribute small amounts of meaning to the personal experience so that theres isnt just hopelessness & all doom and gloom.
The truth is:
If…there was NOT heavy economical burdens on humans shoulders…life would be magical. (No religion, no god needed.)
Believe in the Universe, ethics, creativity, enlightenment, and eternal curiousity.
"Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." --A.B. (DD1)
🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
I’m currently dealing with this it’s hard to explain to people I don’t want distractions I know the way life is being a slave it’s like being the pig with carrot on the stick I don’t agree that life should be like that but Its just my ideology the world is big and lot of people have their own distractions from searching for the true meaning of life
That flowering/blooming in Antarctica is false news.
Love
Humans need guidance. It doesn't matter what we believe in.
Off topic, but can u talk about AT&T
Pessimistic nihilism is real i am dealing with it, and i advise every one to stay away with it, it will get worse and worse and one cannot stop himself, no one including me can help my self.
Becoming a materialist nihilist is one of the best things that ever happened to me.
Nihilism does not lead you to be controlled by others. It is in fact the greatest threat towards systems of oppression since it doesn't establish a dialectic.
Yes I agree that nihilism could lead every individual to feel like” GOD” but I don’t think that any “GOD “ is desperate on the contrary my friend it elevates us to a higher state of being My opinion is that nihilism is a stepping stone in a human evolution
what happened to the audio?
Nihilism itself is oxymoronic:) anyways, has anyone been about to go to sleep and then their brain starts hallucinating something indescribable. It has happened to me, my mother, and brother, yet its hard to explain. Your mind starts to picture something big, then the something is small, and back and forth. It then starts to intensify and get faster and faster going from a pin prick in size to indescribably large. If you allow it to continue (it is hard to stop it by will) it will become you, and all the sudden you can't tell if it is big or small, if its loud or quiet etc.. its almost on the brink of being uncomfortable, and try as you might, you can't figure out what it is, but it is very familiar. It is almost like you are biting something, and your teeth occasionally feel funny because the hallucination has blended big and small together and it progressively becomes more and more contradictory and the sizes or whatever it is get further and further apart. The feeling becomes you at some point and your body feels like the thinist of unmoving twigs and then almost at the same exact same moment a gigantic warbling balloon that extends past the walls of your mind. I have no idea what the hallucination is, but when it happens its the only thing i can concentrate on, and i cannot induce it or make it go away by will (although ive never tried getting up to escape it) anyways, ive described it enough for anyone who has experienced it to understand what im talking about... No one really gets it but 2 other people in my life... But maybe on the Internet theres more. Also i think in a way it makes me think of Nihilism because of how contradictory it it. (Im a Nihilist btw)
Because respect is gone
00:00 An old fashion way to explain the world around us. GOD
we’re torn from the peaceful oblivion of non existence into a world of suffering where we have to destroy in order to continue living.
this is hell lite- where some are fortunate to be away from the worst of it while others suffer in silence, unknown to those deluded by pollyanna. yes there are brief moments of what could be described as heaven, again, for the fortunate ones in the animal kingdom.
but this does not disprove that on balance, there is more bad than good in this world, for all creatures considered.
if god was all powerful and good, there would be no reason to create this type of world. no reason to create evil.
if i were all powerful, i would have created existence like a heaven, without suffering or pain for all of creatures. and- to let them be free to return to oblivion if they wished.
but since that is all fantasy…we must do what we can playing this particular game of life by its rules that were beset by.
humans going from savage beasts craving security, survival, and domination over natures cruelty was the first step. the second step to our evolution is molding a world to make one of harmony.
now the third step is considering that our existence may not have any grandiose meaning and thus, perhaps oblivion is preferable. at some point, all things will disappear in the universe given trillions upon countless trillions of years.
question is: how long should we stick around. for me, i’ll stay at the party as long as i feel like it (or i’m kicked out suddenly). same goes for everyone else.
I like your pov
The whole nihilistic worldview is completely self defeating. When one takes meaning away from everything, it is impossible to give meaning to anything. Not just in terms of deep philosophical meaning but that also includes the tiniest details like word, feelings, intellect. In other words epistemology doesn’t exist.
For example, if you take away meaning from the word “smart” you can no longer use the word. Quite inevitably, the word becomes meaningless.
Because of this, when one says existence itself has no meaning, one takes away the all meaning.
The problem is that there is meaning, when you scrape your knee, you feel it and react to it. Why? Because the scrape Carries meaning. If there was no meaning there would be no realization of pain, no understanding of pain, no interpretation of pain.
One again, there is a reaction, a understanding, and a interpretation of pain. This means that, at least on small levels, nihilism can not be true.
In the first chapter of Ecclesiastes, the writer says, vanity, vanity all is vanity. He completely agrees with the idea of nihilism. The problem arises when he starts to consider that things do have meaning, things like love, family, religion, morality, and the list goes on and on.
We all know that theses things do carry weight, so how can that be, we can not give anything meaning, as I have said before, taking away meaning make it impossible to apply meaning to anything.
But we know that things have meaning, as I have said before. The only way this is possible is if there is a pre-set meaning for anything.
This is where the writer of Ecclesiastes ends, he concludes that life does have meaning because God has given it meaning.
All in all nihilism is self defeating and the only way to make sense of anything is if there is a unmoved mover, a uncaused cause.
I would love to continue to converse with people about this so feel free to reply so we can discuss
Existentialist on my god days
Nihilist on my bad.
People really wanna believe their life has meaning ask the people who lived a 100 years what meaning there life has
Is "sunny nihilism" similar to absurdism?
Around 2:50
Judgement, complacency, traditionalism, endless capitalism. Lack of other options than to be devoured by the umbrella of systems that makes up the US
We have free will, but we are not victims of events that happens to us
I am a ex nihilist here i have been a nihilist till the time i was 15....
i no more could be nihilist because at this point to many miracles have happened in my this year
i think it's the religions that are diverging the meaning of god
for my perception god
- He is one and only
-he is omnipresent( in places as well as time means he is seeing everything all at once everything)
- we humans have free will
*AFTER THIS THINGS BECOME RELIGIOUS*
- he PROBABLY has never meant humans to live for eternity
- he never interferes with human business
- he does miracles to those who have the potential
there are more things to say but i am not feeling to continue and
btw here is how to ask for help for help
- Go in a place all alone were you wouldn't be interrupted and refer to him as the one and only creator of everything living forever ( simply a undying consciousness which is present everywhere
ask him why you want such stuff kinda beg him (talk respectfully like a grown up man with maturity)
and most importantly you should become someone full of curiosity, who is way to mature
and lastly don't do things that harm you, make you weak or make you die early
god simply like intelligent, mature person
You might have resolve and or embrace your absurdist position, you are however, still very much scared shirtless of death.
Since you sound rational and intellectual , then i would say to you brother, " YOU DESERVE BETTER"
You deserve better than a god whose basically saying,
I love you so much, you aren't worthy of my audience.
And worse, that of him saying,
unless we are playing mind games of you interpreting my intervention in your individual life and or evidence of my existence through nonsensically arbitrary every day life and events, then i don't want to be in your life.
That's no love, thats a very narcissistically toxic friendship.
So yeah, There is no god, and you deserve better.
God is not death.
We have been lost
But its not too late to find your way back.
GOD IS LOVE
I am an active nihilist.
I know there’s no purpose in life.
No actual meaning.
Not a bit of it.
However; I do see life as magical, and Universe fascinating. There’s no contradiction here; the meaning, purpose, fascination comes from us; not from the Universe.
Because you haven't experienced high stress.environmemtns...
trust the universe because you have no other choice
After spending long time in no thinking because there is nothing that matters, you will find the opposite ?
nothing matters
Play Nier Automata. A lot of good life lessons from that game that stem off of nihilism.
Crazy I’m watching this while just beginning to read J.P 12 rules of life.
What you do is realize its a juvenile perspective and a cop out.
Create meaning, don't watch and wait for a god whos wasted far to much of our time. Its the idle who are meaningless.
Brand Ambassador of Nihilism - Joker (Agent of Chaos) 🔥
No that is not nihilism. It's destruction like you are killing people for your own good. Nihilism is rather not believing in the things that bind you to something. That doesn't create problems for others but solve the problems arising inside you. I guess you are a 10-12 year old kid watching too many Hollywood movies and being inspired by them. You should grow up, learn, study, and then your experience will matter if your life will be good or bad.
That is not what i ment why would i kill my own tought's ?
Most of people got into ‘life trap’
There's no true answer keep moving forward.
Yo being a Christian is great
Look harder.
Long Live CHRIST The King
haha 😂
Why doesn't anyone pronounce Nietzsche right? It's "NEE-CHA" 😂
In my language it's pronounced knit-shae
@@dimitridoroshko True, I guess I meant in English it's "NEE-CHA"
There had to be something to create something from nothing
Nihilists be like “It is what it is”
Is life nice?
So, I just learned I am a sunny nihilist…
Knee-cha
Nothing like nihilism says.
This is so superficial, and just wrong. It has nothing to do with Nietzsche, it even contradicts him. Utilitarism is the opposite of what Nietzsche wanted. He is about overcoming morality all together. Please get your facts right.
Yeah, I was looking for this comment and I'm glad you pointed it out. A lot of people misunderstand Nietzsche, there's a lot of misconceptions out there and this video does a good job at highlighting it, it's a shame that Aperture didn't do more research before making this video.
What do we do when there is nothing? Nothing.
But there isnt nothing. Around you is a world and within them living things born from dead atoms forged in the hearts of dying stars and supernovae from the most basic elements like hydrogen formed at the big bang. Emerging complexity from sysyems of simpler components.
There is no meaning to any of it of course but its not the same as there being a total and absolute pessimistic nihilism being an objective fact of reality. Its all subjective isnt it though, i imagine there are material reasoms shaping your world view and me spewing off in a reply wont change that
nihilism is lack of sense leading to lack of morality (more aptly Dharma) and without Dharma, there is nothing but an eventual degradation of society.
Indifference to outcomes is helpful, but indifference to the process leads to inaction.
Berserk