Philosophy: Nihilism will degrade mankind.

Alright let's tackle Con's argument, chunk by chunk. "Nihilism is the philosophy that life is meaningless and there is no such thing as "morals". Presumably, this may be the ultimate form of Atheism, having Atheism deny the existence of a God/Deity." Nihilism and Atheism does not say life is meaningless. I don't understand why people view it like that. It says the complete opposite, it says life is the ONLY form of meaning. Nihilism/Atheism says that you have ONE life, <110 years to live. Simply put, we try to make sure we live a happy and fulfilled life because once it's over, there is no second chance. So there's that hope to leave an impact on the world. Not to say that life is meaningless, it's saying life is your only chance, make meaning out of it. "..it is meaningless to live if one were to be a Nihilist. With no moral direction, a Nihilist can do as he pleases regardless if it is hurtful to himself or others." Wrong. I think you need to actually study Nihilism. Nihilism states that one must look at ALL options, all effects an action has before making it. "Every action we undertake on earth is a choice. Do I eat the red-spotted mushroom? The utilitarians will say that if most people like eating them, you should do it; the formalists will say that if it"s socially approved, you should do it; the instrumentalists will ask if the goal of eating the mushroom is moral; the materialists of course will say that it depends on what comforts or wealth it gets you. A nihilist says to use the scientific method and look at what the whole of the results are. Will it poison you? Will it mislead others? Will it harm the forest? Will it bring about any gain of any kind? These are all choices, and must be considered in turn." [1] "This makes Nihilist abominations to a progressive society. They only mean to survive for if one must live they must become selfish. Selfishness, can result in immorality. How so? Selfishness breeds greed, causing disharmony amongst humanity. Instead of sticking together as a species, selfishness disconnects us all and eventually resulting in morality: the butterfly-effect." Read the quote above. Nihilism does not focus on selfishness, instead it focuses on, what are the effects of my action? Does the good out weigh the bad? "For this read, if the philosophy of a Nihilist is that life is meaningless, then they themselves have no reason to live. Without moral direction, it is likely they will loose sight of their own sense of humanity, thus causing havoc for moral individuals. For progressive species of what is desire for Humanity, the Eradication of all Nihilist must be the goal of all who share the same ideals." As said above, life is not meaningless, it has more meaning than a religious person because there is no other life outside of this one. To say that without god, we lose our sense of humanity is absurd. I've became a much more compassionate and loving person once I became an intellectual. Nihilism is more human than religion, because religion is seeking to benefit the needs and wants of a god, with god, anything is permissable. With Nihilism, they seek to benefit the needs of everyone. To say the eradication of all Nihilist must be the goal of all who share the same ideals is just bigotry. You're saying my religious views are better, so you have to be eradicated. Shame on you. Religion seeks to benefit the wants and needs of a celetial dictator. Nihilism seeks to benefit the needs of humanity.