what do yo think is the worst way of looking at things??? i think the worst is through nihilism.......?

Question

i dont think anything can be meaningless as nihilism suggests. in my opinion nothing can be meaningless. its just not. alot of nihilists see life as meaningless, however that cant deny the fact that they are experiencing life. and the fact that your experiencing something means that the thing that is being experienced serves a purpose. and that purpose is to be experienced, which would mean that if something serves a purpose it cannot be meaningless. there are many things that people see as meaningless. such as, war,violence,racism,love,jealo... hate. however while the person thinks these things are meaningless, they are not. it serves a purpose in one way or another whether its there for you disagree upon or to make reference and base ideas for or against it. I think that the biggest flaw in nihilism is that the point of it is to prove the pointlessness in things such as life. However the fact that they are stating pointlessness is still nonetheless stating. And in order to state something you have to make a point. It’s a point in pointlessness. It’s a self defeating and a self contradictory way of looking at things.

Answer 1

Well, look at it this way: we are, each and every one of us, going to die. Zen Buddhists have a symbol of the laughing skeleton; in a way, it's a funny look at the nihilistic theory. Still, your argument bears considerable discussion: it goes back to the question, "Why are we here?" Are we here to learn something? Or perhaps to deduce a cosmic truth? Nihilism provides something of a counterpoint to existentialism, as silly as some think it would sound. Perhaps it's there to make us use our imagination, which is the first step of the scientific process: Hypothesis, theory, proof. So essentially, it's not as ridiculous as we might expect.

Answer 2

Answer number two is reasonable. I add to that my simple expression 'the Will is positive, the Judgment is negative', If your whole self is over ruled in the Judgment, then you are more destructive than positive generally. Plus it is not a very good experience.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihlism

'Nihilism is often associated with Friedrich Nietzsche. Although Nietzsche ridiculed Nihilism, he did so under the definition of Fatalism.'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche

Answer 3

I sort of go with Existentialism which is sometimes confused with nihilism at times.If you didn't know,Existentialism basically means existence proceeds essence.The branch goes out to different groups too.It's about realizing that we must not look to the otherworldy(whether you believe in God or not) for meaning,but to create it yourself...It pretty much means all philosophies are open to criticism.To quote Nietzsche(Although,I don't agree wholeheartedly with him.),"There are no philosophies,
only philosophers."Some look at it as negative.People like me however,look at it as a burden lifted off.It means personal freedom.Not that I'm saying everything should be a free for all.The only rule most existentialists agree with is "do unto others".Respect others existential freedom.

Answer 4

I would agree with you that nihilism makes little sense. If you are interested in a philosophy that in a sense is the polar opposite of nihilism I would recommend Phenomenology. It is much along the same lines that you are mentioning. In order for humans to interact with an event or object we understand it through meaning. One might say that meaning mediates reality to us.

Answer 5

The rejection of moral concepts won't be able to be a reliable issue - regardless of the truth that in case you in reality see it from a selfish attitude it is going to pay to address others in a fashion that you'll desire them to address you.