from the Ethics Center
Sure, that's one way to "resolve" this conundrum: let Hollywood script it. And, let's face it, what prompts all too many of us to embrace free will emphatically is that we "just know" that we must have autonomy because the alternative is just too much to bear. That it is all "beyond our control". On the other hand, as some determinists argue, even her attempt to destroy herself because she believes what she does about it is no less all that she was ever able to believe about it.In media, this kind of pessimistic nihilism is sometimes embodied by characters who then act on it in a destructive way. For example, the antagonist, Jobu Topaki in Everything Everywhere All At Once comes to this realisation through her multi-dimensional awareness, which convinces her that because of the infinite nature of reality, none of her choices matter and so she attempts to destroy herself to escape the insignificance and meaninglessness she feels.
Yes -- click -- that's my point as well. If you convince yourself that human interactions are essentially meaningless...and it turns out that in fact they are essentially meaningless...then you are confronted with so many, many more options. And not all moral nihilists here will choose to take this so far as to embrace a sociopathic lifestyle.Active nihilists instead see nihilism as a freeing condition, revealing a world where they are emboldened to create something new on top of the destruction of the old values and ways of thinking.
Of course, here that will depend on where historically, culturally and personally/experientially, you find yourself "thrown" at birth into a particular community. As though mere mortals, while not being Gods themselves, can still manage to sustain rules of behavior that further the truly superior interests of the Übermensch in dominating the many, many feckless flocks of sheep.Nietzsche’s idea of the active nihilist is the Übermensch (“superman”), a person who overcomes the struggle of nihilism by working to create their own meaning in the face of meaninglessness. They see the absurdity of life as something to be embraced, giving them the ability to live in a way that enforces their own values and “levels the playing field” of past values.
At least on this side of the grave. As for immortality and salvation...? Forget about it.