LukeFromPhilly t1_ix7rony wrote on November 21, 2022 at 12:02 PM

Reply to comment by BipolarVehement in My positive nihilist’s take on some deep meta questions in life. Welcome feedbacks and counter arguments by Michael23-Hyh

So you do care about something?

BipolarVehement t1_ix95pch wrote on November 21, 2022 at 6:27 PM

To be fair… I may be 98% Nihilist were it not for the hardcore trauma I had concerning animal abuse. So no I don’t care, yes the world could be destroyed but then why am I holding back from doing it if I really don’t care? Because I think the earth is pretty. Maybe it’s selfish, but to be fair, if there was a way to get rid of a few billions of humans to make the earth better I would do it. I suppose that’s strong misanthropy and existential nihilism.

LukeFromPhilly t1_ixabvmg wrote on November 21, 2022 at 11:14 PM

So you care about the Earth because it's pretty? When you say you don't care about anything I think perhaps you mean you don't care about anything in the moral sense but you do care about some things in a broader sense.

BipolarVehement t1_ixadxo6 wrote on November 21, 2022 at 11:30 PM

That’s.. not it.😐

LukeFromPhilly t1_ixar933 wrote on November 22, 2022 at 1:13 AM

Ok can you help me understand? You say you don't care about anything but you don't want the Earth to be destroyed because it's pretty. How is not wanting something to be destroyed different from caring about it?

BipolarVehement t1_ixat19c wrote on November 22, 2022 at 1:27 AM

I did not defend nihilism to prove myself, I was just emitting my opinion. I don’t think anything matters enough to be fought about. I think one way, you think the other and that’s all. If you really wish to know, and I’d understand since psychology interests me too- the best way I’d explain my thoughts is: I like animals. I hate children. I hate people. I think that the world is comforting. I want more knowledge and I think the world is overpopulated. Every problem the world is experiencing now is because of humans. Natural disasters are pretty, even if people hate them I understand that they’re necessary for balance. Science is fascinating, humans are painfully boring. What I do find interesting about humans (and why I don’t just go and kill everyone because they don’t matter) is their brains. Some humans have the conscience that allows them to see things objectively. That’s existential nihilism. I find it wonderful. Philosophies are an art, they’re the part of the human brain that mixes objectivity and subjectivity via acquired knowledge. Nature, on the other side, is an art- the very first and main art form. While I’m not the type to go hug trees and cry watching deforestation videos, it disgusts me to know that we’re ruining it just so we can expend our population and pretend that the world is just fine. I fought over racism, sexism and overpopulation and that alone shows me that humans aren’t as artful as I often give them credit for. My dislikes comes from people forgetting to use their heads, going about their lives with the simple desire to live and nothing else. It is not that I don’t care, I care but not for their lives. I care for the impact of their lives. I hope it makes sense?