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Arguments for Discontinuation made by other people

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This is a page of arguments made by people who support Discontinuation- or at least argued against arguments counter to Discontinuation. There is also a section containing testimonials of people who make the same claims as I do. If you have your own arguments for Discontinuation to add here, why not add it (if you can, add the argument against Discontinuation someone made to you, followed by your argument against that point)? Why not add your personal testimonials, too?

See also Arguments for and against Discontinuation.

Also, check out Quotes related to Discontinuation.

[edit] Arguments

  • I don't believe in nihilism. We can create meaning for ourselves. I don't want to sound too self-helpy, but I don't think we should go to the other extreme and say everything is meaningless.

"That is the height of dishonesty; you have reached the peak. What you are actually saying is "we can delude ourselves." Reality is something that pop-psychology can't infiltrate, no matter how hard it tries; it can appear to win, but it's only a hollow victory. Think about the definition of reality. Logically, there is ultimate meaning or there is not ultimate meaning, unless you deny the law of noncontradiction. I have no problem with self-delusion; it's none of my business how others want to live, but I think it's clear that there (either) is or there is not meaning." - mgton on the Internet Infidels Discussion Boards.

"Changing definitions sounds like another tactic to divert oneself. X doesn't exist, so we redefine X so that now X is something that does exist? Like saying I'm a theist because I believe in the universe, and some people define God as "the universe". I guess I could even say I have faith in God, (then)." - Unbeatable of the Internet Infidels Discussion Boards.

  • If life is meaningless, what difference does it make whether humans exist or not?

"Because if they don't exist they won't suffer. Whilst everyone here has a computer, and therefore probably aren't lacking food/shelter, the vast majority of human beings who have existed throughout the last several 100,000 years have probably suffered terribly. It is obvious that the net human suffering far outweighs the net human pleasure.

Whilst I don't exactly agree with Discontinuation, I strongly disagree with the old cliched fallacy that a nihilist can't argue for anything because nothing has any point." - t.w. of the Internet Infidels Discussion Boards.

[edit] Testimonials

  • " Yeah, life is a piece of shit where the only two options (infinite life or finite life) are equally, profoundly terrible." - The Path of Needles on IIDB.org
  • "So, in the light of Death, I see no point in existing or in having been born." - Amedeo on IIDB.org
  • "Life sucks shit. Its too late for you. But not for your kids. So don't bring them into this world. No matter how good of a life you think you can provide for your kids... shit WILL happen. Who knows, maybe you'll get hit by a truck the day your child is born and the baby will be left an amputated orphan. Don't have kids. Lets end the human race. Life sux and is without purpose. No amount of good and pleasure in the world can make up for the all the shit that happens to people every day." - Molari on the Ubersite boards
  • "(but) why would we want to progess the human race....theres no point....eventually there will be an armegeddon and wipe everything out... and working hard, making something of yourself, and having a good time isn't going to get you anywhere either....in fact it will make your life even more of a burden... the only reason we have to live is for some form of happiness but we only push ourselves farther and farther away from this goal by disillusioning ourselves with false beliefs of what will make us content... life is pointless" - imported_name1237895 on teenspot.com.
  • "i dont belive in humanity i personaly could care less if i were to get shot today im gina die anyway wy wory about it mankind is a disease lets do the world a favore and end the human race." - cthm on MySpace. He sounds like an EHNP.
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