Edit: Eternal Oblivion
Is it possible to be content/happy and a nihilist? I'll expand on this. Often, I have been asked why I don't simply adopt a religion to "change my outlook" on things or blame my existential numbness and "nothing matters" mentality on my lack of religion. But here's my argument to that: I was raised in a catholic household and from a very young age I have had these fears and anxieties and I have never understood nor agreed with the concept of an afterlife. It just never made any logical sense to me. How can it be simplified to "just be religious" "your problem wouldn't exist if you accepted the lord into your heart"? How can I "just" believe something that doesn't make any sense? I can't "just" believe something. I don't want to be in denial, these fears won't just disappear if I adopt some form of religion. So my question remains, is it possible to be happy and also an evangelical atheist?