Christianity seems to have a viable answer to Nihilism, (the summary of all Philosophical inquest being death)
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hmm interesting I honestly wudn't know abt that. From what I've heard about nihilism (looked it up ) they reject morality and religion, they believe that life is pointless and that nothing is worthwhile. They believe that all established authority is corrupt and must be destroyed in order to rebuild  a just society (Sounds like pessimism to me). The only thing that I agree w/ them on is that there is no objective basis for the truth. W/c is true. There is no such thing as an absolute truth, because we all do not know what this absolute truth is. Therefore whatever basis that we have, may or may not be the truth, we just don't know. We only put our faith in it believing that it is the truth. Therefore to answer ur question, i think it's pointless to satisfy a Nihilist w/ a solid answer. I mean what's the point if he won't accept it anyway right? All i know is that in the end it's NOT Religion that will save us, but Faith.
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It's a well established reigion like Christainity or Judaism.
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it is the most fundamental form of being - from that point of view there is no death
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It doesnt make sense because you have decided there are moral people. There is a way that seems right to a man and this way ends in death...God knows that we are all immoral...those that consider themselves moral have no use for God they are the one that are in trouble the rest of us understand that we need God seek him and he reveals himself to those who see value in him...It really makes sense when you know God nad its not suposed to make sense to those who have no value in him....Just the way it works.
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It is not a true counterbalance because Good far outweighs evil and Jesus proved this by his death and ressurection.
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Christianity is correct.
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I'm glad to hear you say this because noone will ever be able to PROVE that God doesn't exist.  So now you get to stay a Christian and gain an eternal reward!
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It's impossible to prove a negative.  I doubt it would change religion that much at all.  People should have morals no matter if there is an afterlife or not.
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There would be nothing more discouraging than to be overwhelmed by the thought that there was no God, and we live for a short mortal life, and then death comes and is final.  It feels good to believe in God, because it gives man purpose, for without Him, there is no purpose or point.  With God, all things are possible, and thought wants to go there and stay for awhile (like eternally), because life on earth is not anyone's dream of paradise.
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You are assuming that something undying is dying...that something eternal and without time has come to the end of his time...that something incorruptable has a disease...\nThis is not only illogical, but the assumpitions go against the very nature of the being against which you suppose.  Thus, the assumptions must be false.\n\nIf I were to ask you this:  Would you drive a car that had no wheels, no doors, no engine or motor, and no frame?  Your only response should be "the question is illogical, for that is no longer a car."  Thus is my response...in your question, that is no longer God.
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The existential brightness of reason.
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Why Must Even Youths Die?\n\n“WHY did my baby die?” the young mother sobbed, grief-stricken at the death of her only child. “He had so many years ahead—so much to live for.”Such parents are not alone in their sorrow. Their pain has been felt by many others. Usually it is a grief known only to a few close friends. At other times the world becomes aware of the loss.\n\nThe only book that truly explains this situation is the oldest book in existence, the Holy Bible. Its writers were inspired by God, and so what they wrote merits our interest. One of those inspired penmen wrote almost three thousand years ago: “The living are conscious that they will die.”—Eccl. 9:5.This same Bible writer who wrote, “For the living are conscious that they will die,” continued that very sentence with a statement that surprises many persons. He said: “But as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all.”—Eccl. 9:5, 10.\n\nThis idea surprises persons who have been taught in their churches that the dead not only are conscious, but are consciously suffering punishments or enjoying rewards. Who has not heard the idea that the dead are suffering in a hellfire or purgatory or are enjoying the blessings of heaven? Yet God’s Word, the Bible, says the dead “are conscious of nothing at all.”\nVerify this for yourself. Get your own copy of the Bible, and read these words in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter nine, verses five and ten.\nThe Bible teaches that Jesus’ ransom sacrifice opened the way for a magnificent hope for mankind. By laying down his human life, Jesus was offering as a sacrifice the exact equivalent of what Adam had lost—perfect human life on earth. He paid a “ransom” for dying mankind. Now the prospect of eternal life was again open. Thus it was proper for the apostle Peter to call Jesus God’s “Chief Agent of life.” (Acts 3:15) It is by means of this One that God will raise the dead to life in a thrilling resurrection. Concerning this, the Christian apostle Paul said: “There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.”—Acts 24:15.\nEven now there are persons who are exercising faith in God’s Son, and they have a wonderful hope ahead of them, even as Jesus said: “God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.”—John 3:16.\n\nMany persons can quote that Bible passage, but few have thought about what it actually says. It does not say that Jesus gave his life that people might “become angels” or so that “all good people might go to heaven.” It says he did so that they might have “everlasting life.”\n\nYou may have prayed: “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”—Matt. 6:10, Douay translation.Few persons have realized what a change it will make for that prayer to be answered—for God’s will to be done throughout the earth the way it is done in heaven. In fact, it will require that God replace this present system of things, with its wars, corruption and greed. In its place will be a new system that will assure the conditions of peace and life that God originally created in Eden.\n\nPsalms 37:29  The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. It is possible to benefit from Christ’s ransom, and to conform to God’s instructions. We can take a course of obedience that will permit us either to survive through the coming “great tribulation” or to be resurrected afterward, into a righteous and cleansed earth, now near at hand. What a blessing to be on hand when dead loved ones, perhaps your children, return from the dead!  NO BABIES DO NOT GO TO "hell, or purgatory" THEY ARE ASLEEP WAITING FOR THE RESURRECTION .
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All religions are a cult of someone dead.
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"Mercy over sacrifice" makes sense.
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It doesn't sound like any religion in particular, but it does sound like a utilitarian utopia. Perhaps that helps.
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I am a Christian, so I know where I'm going after I die, and I do look forward to it.  I do not fear death.  I love life, don't get me wrong.  I'm glad that I didn't take my life when I thought I had nothing left to live for.  Life is worth the living, but once my body dies, I'll be in a better place, one where there is no sadness, no tears, no more pain.
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It is very sad. Anyone who does a good amount of reading on ethics will know better. Christians tend to not read good books. They just accept the beliefs they were raised with and stick to them out of loyalty, fear, and familiarity. A lot of people don't like to think that what their parents taught them was wrong. A lot of people also have a very hard time dealing with mortality without a belief in a Heaven and benevolent god waiting for them. The truth is, we really just do not know what happens. There could be a deeper purpose to our being here. There could of been an intelligence behind what is. I would never say there definitely is or is not. On the same token though I can see the works or man from a mile away. The Bible wreaks of man, and all his fears. It's far too obvious that a god had nothing to do with what's in that book. I can can spot it just like I can spot the hand writing of a three year old. It's a shame others have such a hard time seeing this. I think this goes beyond their intelligence or lack thereof. It comes from a much deeper emotional issue. To lose faith in God would be akin to losing meaning to everything and that would leave them horribly broken and lost. It's too bad they can't see the other alternatives. One can lead a very spiritual life without placing belief in ridiculous claims.