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OlafForkbeard t1_ixlc9ip wrote

Reply to comment by AnotherCodfish in On The Rising Non-Working Class (And What Their Despair Says About Us All) by capcaunul

Nihilism isn't the belief in nothing. Nihilism is the belief that regardless of what's there, it doesn't matter.

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AnotherCodfish t1_ixld71j wrote

Regardless of what you believe is there or not. It's as much as perception as content.

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OlafForkbeard t1_ixmo2k5 wrote

Yes.

I'm not really sure what you attempting to oppose posit here. Those concepts are not mutually exclusive.

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AnotherCodfish t1_ixnleeb wrote

I think the concept of belief is key in my opinion. My point is nihilism is believing nothing matters, regardless of the fact it does or not.

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