Nihilism is commonly regarded as a purely pessimistic theory, most likely thanks to that ass Jean-Paul Sartre. I am putting forward the statement: There is no meaning, so…? The answer is this: There is no meaning to the statement that there is no meaning. Sorry to sound loopy, but I’m basically saying that there is no meaning, but it has no bearing on how we live our lives. In the absence of meaning, we gain space and freedom to make our lives better. By exerting self-control, we can reach individual happiness.
It’s not that you don’t have freedom or space where there is intrinsic meaning or purpose. It’s that there’s a moral sphere to this space and freedom. Your choices become right or wrong. Right when you’ve discovered your purpose and choose in accordance with it, and wrong when you’ve created your own purpose and act out of line with your intrinsic purpose.
Those who believe in intrinsic meaning can’t possibly argue that meaning can’t be created. All meaning can’t be discovered. At least some of it must be invented out of nothing.
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