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Questioning our values
Once you begin to question the significance of everything that happens in your life, you may realize that much of what you believe and value was not determined by you but by the people and culture around you.
In many cases, we grew up with good values, but everyone has its dysfunctions and obsessions. As adults, we need to reevaluate our values and beliefs and define what matters among a flood of useless information. Doing so will carry consequences for our own mental and emotional well-being. It will also determine the kind of footprint we leave in the world.
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- Moral nihilism argues that moral facts cannot exist.
- Metaphysical nihilism argues that we cannot have spiritual facts.
- Existential nihilism is the idea that life cannot ...
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