Nietzsche argued that its corrosive effects would eventually destroy all moral, religious, and metaphysical convictions
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Mid-century, the existentialists helped popularize tenets of nihilism in their attempts to blunt its destructive potential. By the end of the century, existential despair as a response to nihilism gave way to an attitude of indifference, often associated with antifoundationalism
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As Nietzsche predicted, nihilism's impact on the culture and values of the 20th century has been pervasive, its apocalyptic tenor spawning a mood of gloom and a good deal of anxiety, anger, and terror.
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Nietzsche believed we could--at a terrible price--eventually work through nihilism. If we survived the process of destroying all interpretations of the world, we could then perhaps discover the correct course for humankind
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By rejecting man's spiritual essence in favor of a solely materialistic one, nihilists denounced God and religious authority as antithetical to freedom
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If there’s no God, all things are permissible- Crime and Punishment
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What is the point of utopia if nothing is meaningful?
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Gk Chesterton, late great writer would put your comments in terms easily understood and with a touch of humor and satire. Was considered for sainthood, but blocked by those who may not want him researched?
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