out of curiosity: did you have an alternative definition in mind?
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Replying to @simpolism @pnewman8
that meaning is a creation of human minds, and not something inherent to phenomena, whether seemingly inner or outer
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I see. Using that definition, I would describe myself as a nihilist. But I am also interested in the details of how human minds assign meaning. And perhaps "anhedonic nihilism" or "depressive nihilism" better describes what I meant originally. "Loss of experience of meaning".
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Replying to @simpolism @pnewman8
Mind you - just because I understand meaning to be a mirage doesn't mean I denigrate its utility
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Why does human origin of meaning imply nihilism? Nihilism usually means total absence of meaning rather than non-essentialness of meaning.
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if meaning is the creation of human minds, what is the origin of non-human-made meaning?
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meaning is an attribute of thought. if something can think it can decide what its thoughts might mean. non-human-origin meaning comes from non-human thinkers.
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something that thinks can decide what its thoughts mean? really?
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i dont think you actually disagree with that i'm really just trying to figure out why you like the label "nihilism", especially when your own usage of it is a bit unconventional
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something that thinks can *believe* it can decide what its thoughts mean. this is a mirage.
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I don't see how that makes a difference. free-will may or may not be real, but our own engagement with our beliefs is sufficient to give the impression that we have agency. a convincing illusion is good enough to form beliefs. meaning *is* a belief.
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