Nihilism implies atheism. What is not generally agreed is that the converse is also true. When atheistic arguments are finished, they terminate in nihilism. Atheists leave unanswered the question, Where did the world come from? If they posit any substance, the question must arise, Where did THAT come from? Only by saying, "Nothing," does the question terminate.
If the universe evolved out of nothing, then it
must be a zero sum state, which means the nihilistic conjecture
(nihilism) is true. Thus atheism implies nihilism metaphysically. If true, then the universe must show rigid conservation, exactly what is observed. In nihilism, every complete conservation law must sum to zero.
Reference: The Happiest Beings are Nihilists, Part I.
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