(Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)Nihilist viewpoints begin with a refusal to believe that human life draws meaning from a greater context, such as the will or purpose of a divine being, or another external force such as fate or moral goodness, or any measure of the worth and quality of human life. I think [that's] being used to fight against this threat that life will become meaningless," Llanera said. Despite her passion for defending nihilism, Llanera considers the central point about life's meaninglessness to be neutral, rather than good news or bad news for humankind. And we think that those who defend the meaning of life, they're just very uncomfortable with that idea." The University of Edinburgh's Guy Bennett-Hunter disputes that self-professed nihilists can enjoy a social meaning to their lives while also calling life itself ultimately meaningless.

Source: CBC News May 25, 2021 07:52 UTC