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Originally Posted by dead_battery

no i really enjoyed it man, especially the suggestion i want to kill myself and the "bill" reference. classy

it's from the pat garrett & billy the kid movie (peckinpah). it's what pat garrett says to billy the kid before he shoots him. i often say that to people, not as a sign that i'm going to shoot them but as a sort of terminal goodbye. you know, since we won't discuss this again. game over.

i also didn't say that you want to kill yourself. i said that suicide would be the logical conclusion of complete nihilism. being that life is painful, and with nothing to live for, why the fuck endure the punishment? it's an honest question i've honestly asked myself (only inasmuch as these can be "honest" questions). doesn't every thinking person have to face these questions at some point?

anyway, i actually maintain (you're making me say this again by putting the wrong words in my mouth) that you're not the nihilist that you claim to be. well, you're a "nihilist" in that you don't believe in the inherent value of anything, but what rational person does? it's like saying "i'm a rational!". well, sure. there's a label for you, just not as cool.

the fact that you a) stand up for and against things, and b) are willing to fight for something, and c) continue to struggle for survival, tell me that you're not a nihilist in the way i understand that word. but you are a nihilist in the way that you understand that word. which is why i asked for clarifications of the word. to compare definitions. but anyway, we're done talking about that, so i'll see you around.