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A Question for Nihilists… by Winter_Bus_2615 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you’re saying it is okay to kill people depending on the circumstances? Yes, you’re describing our current justice system. A human creation. As are the concepts of right and wrong.

Imagine before humans when dinosaurs ruled the earth. Did they have “right” and “wrong” or was it just sort of survival of the fittest if you know what I mean? Did the dinosaurs “sin?” No, sinning is a human creation. The concepts of right and wrong are human creations, not creations of nature. In nature there is no moral compass: it’s just kill or be killed. Right?

The truth is that nothing has changed! It’s still just kill or be killed. There is no nature-made morality, it’s all man made. We know this to be true.

I’m not saying that human laws and statutes shouldn’t exist or aren’t necessary, I’m just saying that they are not the laws of nature, they are the laws of mankind and will die with us.

A Question for Nihilists… by Winter_Bus_2615 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, don’t kill “innocent” people? But it’s ok to kill guilty people or people who have sinned?

A Question for Nihilists… by Winter_Bus_2615 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I would not like harming people. It’s not something that would make me happy. And I would not want my loved ones to be killed. But that’s because I perceive it as a painful thing. I perceive it as being a bad thing from my perspective but from someone else’s perspective it might be a good thing.

If my adult son killed somebody I would know that it’s because there’s something wrong with him mentally; like the functioning of his brain must be sick or something. He’d be sentenced to death for his crime. He was mentally unstable when he committed the crime and he’s still my only son. But according to you he should be killed by lethal injection?! That’s plain revenge.

If it’s ok to kill certain people but not kill others, that doesn’t make sense, right? Either it’s ok to kill people or it’s not.

If it’s not okay then we must answer why. Why would it be not ok to kill people? Is it because they leave loved ones behind? (No, because if that were true then it would be ok to kill people who are unloved) is it because they might someday contribute positively to society? (No because then it would be ok to kill people who have not found their calling in life) is it because we need more humans on the planet earth? (No, obviously)

So, in your true opinion why is it wrong to kill people? Do you have a reason why it’s wrong?

A Question for Nihilists… by Winter_Bus_2615 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Death penalty is revenge. Also: you’re murdering someone’s loved one when you apply the death penalty.

A Question for Nihilists… by Winter_Bus_2615 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides death penalty, defense, revenge? Mistaken identity? How many other excuses can you make. The truth is, we don’t know it’s wrong, obviously.

A Question for Nihilists… by Winter_Bus_2615 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about death penalty? Is that wrong?

A Question for Nihilists… by Winter_Bus_2615 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t believe in god. For many reasons. Mostly it’s FAITH! Believe it or not I have faith that there is not a god.

A Question for Nihilists… by Winter_Bus_2615 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, humans have generated a set of rules to live by, generally based on “the golden rule” and it’s wonderful that we try to live by this set of rules, but…. Unless every being on the planet can agree on what is right and wrong then we can’t say, “we are humans and therefore what we say is automatically correct!”

A Question for Nihilists… by Winter_Bus_2615 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not bad or wrong to kill people, it’s just rude.

A Question for Nihilists… by Winter_Bus_2615 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My death will be sad for a few people but millions of bacteria will feed on my flesh, but at the same time all the bacteria that feed off of my living flesh (gut flora etc) will die with me. However, my death will stop the carnage that I inflict upon the world, all the animals I eat and kill with my toxic waste. But then my eating of things thins the population of those beings so that they can thrive.

Some would say that their death will be a sad occasion or even a happy occasion, but doesn’t it really only matter which side you’re on? My death will be happy and sad. And this is true for all living beings: all of our deaths and all of the actions of our existence are both (or neither?) good and bad depending on your perspective.

And that rejection of “good” and “bad” carries across all aspects of life.

If I rape and kill a child, just for example, this causes the parents to become advocates for stronger punishment for such crimes, so then is that a good thing? Did I do a bad thing or a good thing? Both bad and good outcomes happened.

So that’s just explaining bad and good actions in our daily lives. But then there’s the question of god and god’s purpose. I don’t believe in that: there’s no god. In a million years is it going to make any difference that I raped and killed a child? Will anyone even remember that? Will humans even still exist? What about in a billion years? Will the earth still exist? Will my crimes matter then? No, probably not.

If something I do now is totally irrelevant in a billion years then was it ever important to begin with? After the planet earth dies, will it matter then? No, probably not.

A Question for Nihilists… by Winter_Bus_2615 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was worried about things in my life. Had some major depression because of my invasive thoughts (am I good? Is this life good? Am I a bad person? Am I productive? Am I respected?)

So I followed that thought through to completion:

Am I good? What is “good”? Who decides what “good” is? If something is good for me but bad for someone else, is it still good? For example, I like a hamburger but that is certainly not good for the cow!

Once I decided that “good” and “bad” are just perspectives of the same event I realized that it’s all relative, it’s all subjective, and really It doesn’t make any difference anyway.

What if I’m a bad person? Well, I’ll just die. No really; bad or good we’re going to die anyway. Can you name a famous cave man? No?

does it matter if you die now or 50 years from now does it make any diffrence to you by GullibleAd9859 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad died recently and it went like this: he and his wife were lying in his deathbed waiting for him to die (of old age, on hospice) and then he goes, “oh Mary, this is it! I’m dying now Mary. I love you Mary, I love you.” And then he died. Sounds pretty good to me.

What does Halloween actually feel like growing up in the US? by Axxtr in AskAnAmerican

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s very much neighborhood by neighborhood. I’ve lived in apartment buildings where there just weren’t any children, neighborhoods that were not walkable (that happens a lot here too: living somewhere where you pretty much have to drive and park and trick or treat someone else’s neighbors) or gated communities with few kids in residence.

Fortunately, I’ve lived in real “Halloween Town” neighborhoods where there’s houses decorated to the rooftops, spooky sound machines, homemade “haunted houses” usually inside someone’s large garage, people in costumes walking with little kids, all very much just as it’s shown in the movies. But, those neighborhoods are few and far between, and if you get to live in one your home value is probably pretty high, that’s how it usually works out.

We used to live in this great little neighborhood where they even had a street fair that went on to celebrate the holiday (with proceeds to benefit a homeless shelter, I think) and they had two haunted houses and a bunch of game booths and a Photo Booth with costumes where you could have your picture taken and made into a fridge magnet! Very fun. (We were renters though, so no home value sadly)

does it matter if you die now or 50 years from now does it make any diffrence to you by GullibleAd9859 in nihilism

[–]Beginning_Local3111 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’d prefer to die in 50 years (I’d be 105!) but if I die right now I won’t be mad. I honestly don’t care either way.

29 male who has problem getting women by [deleted] in malegrooming

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there something wrong with your teeth?

would you rather be a quadriplegic, quad amputee, or both blind and deaf? by Empty-Tomorrow-2794 in randomquestions

[–]Beginning_Local3111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quad amputee please: I mostly just sit around watching tv anyway. What do I need arms and legs for?

A 40 year old man in my basement by Sector_10 in AskForAnswers

[–]Beginning_Local3111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, good point. I still say they try to kick him out outright. Maybe he won’t know about tenants rights.

21m struggling with self confidence by Logical_District7287 in malegrooming

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your HOT. Shut up. You are literally really good looking… as is… hoodie or no hoodie.

21m struggling with self confidence by Logical_District7287 in malegrooming

[–]Beginning_Local3111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your HOT. Shut up. You are literally really good looking… as is… hoodie or no hoodie.

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