Message from @Beemann
Discord ID: 485207965540941836
you search for truth
because you believe
You search for facts, not philosophical truth
You don't search for the meaning of human existence because you're hungry
why experiment if you dont believe it will benefit you
to learn duh
You're continuing to conflate two separate things
there is a fundamental assumption there
Knowledge is a benefit
you act, because you believe it is beneficial for you
you dont know that for sure
can you imagine how many monkeys set themselves on fire before some other monkey mastered the flame
but you believe you gotta try
You act in accordance with what you feel your best interests are. Nihilism says "that's the end of the conversation"
i want to see video of that tbh
Its that simple
That's *literally all there is to it*
your previous definition claimed that truths are all equal in value
and i just tried to explain that aint true
Yes, as in *philosophical truths*
Sorry, if I posted pictures of monkeys on fire, I think the discord will be flagged
i dont think i could buy into that either
there are hirarchies of truth even in the realm of philosohpy
Not in nihilism
then its wrong
some philosphies are garbage, but you have to ask the questions to have the rights and wrongs rationalized
or you believe philosophy doesnt have an effect on humans one way or the other i guess
That's not it either, just that there's no objective ethical standard
He's not even saying nihilism is a good world view dude. All he's doing is trying to explain what it actually is about
I do think a lot of people give nihilists the treatment atheists get from religious folk. "What's stopping you from being HitlerSatan tho lol"
I'm working on it man, cut me a break
well what do you expect, you trew out the hirarchy of ethical philosophical principals when you stated they all equally worthless
That doesn't turn you into a dictator though
In fact, dictators have strong value systems
That's why they're dictators
even tho no nihilists actually live their lives like all phylosophical principals are equal
"A business donated to a pro business party! this is a betrayal!"
How couldn't they?
but if you take em on their words, then ye
Moral relativism isn't that uncommon