Denying Problems When We Don’t Like the Solutions (perhaps somewhat off-topic)

[OKIsItJustMe]

45. It may be held to be logically valid

It is (however) heartless.

We have yet to find evidence of life elsewhere in the universe. (It seems likely that it exists, but we haven’t found it yet.)

I believe that Ming vases have intrinsic value which their component chemicals do not. That value (in part) derives from their rarity.


However, Ming vases also have value because they were produced by living, breathing artists. It seems that life gives them value, even though they are not, themselves, alive.

If you truly held “existential nihilism” as a worldview, then, whether all life on this planet ceases or not makes no difference. There is no value in “saving” whales. It’s a pointless exercise. There is no point in “deep ecology” since life itself is without value.

You seem to place value on at least some life. Therefore, I don’t believe you follow the logic of “existential nihilism” consistently.