NIHILISM, the big, backwards, N.
1. Philosophy.
An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence.
A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
2. Rejection of all distinctions in moral or religious value and a willingness to repudiate all previous theories of morality or religious belief.
3. The belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement.
4. A diffuse, revolutionary movement of mid 19th-century Russia that scorned authority and tradition and believed in reason, materialism, and radical change in society and government through terrorism and assassination.
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All of these definitions are correct except for 1. A Nihilist realizes that this all may be a sham, existentially that is, but also realizes that there's more of a probability that it is not a faked realm.
What are your thoughts of this great beast of Nihilism?