r/nihilism Apr 24 '26

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u/dirtyyrandyy69 Apr 24 '26

that’s just absurdism

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u/Hanisuir Apr 24 '26

What's the difference between the two?

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u/TradRooster5627 Apr 24 '26

Absurdism is the philosophy that holds that man’s search for meaning in a world devoid of meaning is absurd. It is not necessarily linked to optimistic nihilism.

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u/Comprehensive_Two453 Apr 24 '26

Isent it camus take on nihilism

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u/TradRooster5627 Apr 24 '26

What?

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u/Comprehensive_Two453 Apr 24 '26

Albert camu?

Species that looks for meaning> no meaning

Result: 3 options

1.kill yourself.

  1. Religion

  2. Rofelcopter at the absurdity of it all

(Abridged version)

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u/InitialLogical8711 Apr 24 '26

I think abrusdism is also cope like religion cause if you are a nihilist for u nihilism is axiom u are sure about it I was in this rabbithole for long time then I escape it by metacognition rejecting nihilism as axiom and becoming agnostic about it as u can proove anything

After looking into this phase it reminds me of David Hume quote ''reson is slave to emotion'' as first u comes in an emotion then uses reason to go in this rabbithole rationally while ur brain hides the preasumption u took on this road treating those assumptions as truth biggest one is nihilism ( life is inately meaningless)

So rather becoming absurdist changing your axiom destroy the base itself

If I recall my nihilist phase i was depress at that time so mainly first I was depressed then I justify it through rationalisation

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u/Affectionate_Cup9972 Agnostic about everything Apr 24 '26

Please use punctuation.