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Beauty and goodness are meaningless in a nihilistic world. You enjoy it but ultimately it is all meaningless.Maybe. But it is significantly more than "slave morality." It is a form of thinking that, at the very least, presents an archetypal, psychologically valid interpretation of the world and how to make sense of human life within it.
That's nothing to sneeze at.
There are really only two options for the world:
1. Human psychology is meaningful. Therefore systems of mythology and mythic symbolism that speak deeply to the human condition are-- in at least that sense-- true.
2.Life is, at the end of the day, characterized by meaningless, stupid suffering.
I mean, it's kind of a no-brainier what choice is better (even from an evolutionary point of view. If nothing else, be a good, self-interested Darwinian organism).
And once again, have a little respect for MEANING. Show me all the beauty and goodness that nihilism has produced.
The better choice is up to the individual. Better is a functional term, what is better is up to what each person's preference, nature, needs, etc.
At times when I think about meaning I can't help but think it is an illusion, that there is no meaning in the world. We do not experience meaning, what we experience is the verbal/phonetic expressions coinciding with something in our brains, thoughts, which then produce a sense of understanding or meaningfulness. Language is just a means to externalise thought. We can think even if we had no language. I think it is the sensation of understanding and meaningfulness that keeps us going. Some can keep going even if they reject meaning. So it is up to everyone.