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drafterman t1_j6ezwf6 wrote

Fatalism is the believe that anything that happens is predetermined and inevitable.

Nihilism is the believe that nothing has inherent meaning or purpose.

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InfintySquared t1_j6fb9r1 wrote

They are not necessarily mutual, not necessarily mutually exclusive.

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DestinTheLion t1_j6h5k20 wrote

Say what you will about the tennets of Fatalism but at least it's an ethos.

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Wild_Top1515 t1_j6fw9hz wrote

I.e.

there is no point because we will die anyways

vs.

there is no point because no specific point is more important than any other specific point and therefore values are meaningless and arbitrary

maybe?

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drafterman t1_j6g1gyu wrote

No. Fatalism makes no statement about purpose or intent. You can be fatalistic and think there is no point or fatalistic and think there is a point. And neither has anything inherently to do with death.

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Wild_Top1515 t1_j6g1zqc wrote

ahh who cares.

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Dryctnath t1_j6ga6n2 wrote

No that's apathy.

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Wild_Top1515 t1_j6gnwsa wrote

its was a joke lol

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Tanagrabelle t1_j6hnd9q wrote

It was apathetic joke. (I am attempting a joke here, but I'm quite bad at it so I apologize.)

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Wild_Top1515 t1_j6hz1yv wrote

haha thats really funny (i'm also joking)^((or am i?))

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Unkindlake t1_j6gn2bs wrote

Nope. Try:

"I don't know if this coin will land on heads or tails, but if we could rewind time without changing anything and do it again it will land the same no matter how many times we do it"

vs.

"there is no inherent purpose in life, so I have to find or invent my own"

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whomp1970 t1_j6jc1s2 wrote

I'm not a fatalist.

Even if I was, what could I do about it?

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