ELI5: What is the difference between fatalism and nihilism? Submitted by bluejester12 t3_10oiww2 on January 29, 2023 at 9:17 PM in explainlikeimfive 19 comments 14
SnowDemonAkuma t1_j6g6r12 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:28 AM Fatalism is a belief in fate. It has nothing to do with death or anything grim like that, simply that things are fated to happen. Nihilism is a belief in nothing (from Latin "nihil"). That is to say, it is the belief that there is no inherent meaning or purpose to anything. Permalink 8
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