I have been having a debate with a friend on what is actually the concept of Nihilism, and ended up entirely confused on it’s meaning after our conversation. I thought Nihilism meant believing that everything is meaningless and hence not doing anything. My friend says that it is more like Nihilism is questioning the meaning behind everything and accepting that we are the ones giving meaning. My take makes Nihilism seem like a bad thing, his take makes it seem really endearing. But what does it actually mean? I did check out earlier posts on this , but did just end up becoming more confused.
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You and your friend can both be right. Nihilism is the belief that there is no fundamental reason for anything, no objectively true values. What you do with that concept is up to you. You can feel that nihilism means that everything is meaningless, or you can take the stance of what has been called ‘positive nihilism’ – that you are responsible for creating your own meaning, and that can be a beautiful thing.
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