RE: People In Modern Times Are Drawn To Nihilism To Overcompensate For Ancient Mysticism

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People In Modern Times Are Drawn To Nihilism To Overcompensate For Ancient Mysticism

in philosophy •  9 years ago 

People like Nihilism because it makes no moral demands on them. Unfortunately, it also cuts them off from the things that separate us from animals.

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      ·  9 years ago 

    When I deal with nihilists all I see is trying to escape from the evident though intangible moral dimension. Often it amounts to a form of depression towards the evils of the world.

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