I m turning more and more towards nihilism. As of late, I see both sides of everything, and it makes me realize how transient and relative all is. Man trully is the measure of all things and nothing has fixed meaning/value outside of man.(except for gravity etc) Categories such as good/bad, perfect/imperfect, beautiful/ugly dont exist. I wonder, do You believe in any objective truth and value,( for example, God, but it doesnt have to be God) and what gives you the confidence to believe in it? How do you ignore the argument that religion is perhaps a great evolutionary tactic for group survival, as it ensures that all humans feel the need to believe in a higher, objective power, which guides them and provides a stable system of reward and punishment? Is it possible that everything stems from our fear that we are completely free in an empty universe, without direction? I realize my argument might have many limitations. But can you point them out independently of religion?
2006-11-11
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