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I don't understand the quote. Under what definition of "nihilistic" does it make sense?
Wikipedia says:
Often true and valid. Agrees with the quote in that life has no purpose beyond itself - e.g. no supernatural gods.
Doesn't follow, and is false in any case. Unless one argues that all existing or even possible things are senseless and useless. Which would render these two words quite senseless and useless, in my view.
What is meant by 'nihilism' anyway?
Nihilist means moral anti-realist here I assume. This was how i always used the term originally.