Power Nihilism: A Case for Moral & Political Nihilism

By James Theodore Stillwell III, Matthew Ray and Brett Stevens

Within this text James Theodore Stillwell III extracts thought strands from profound thinkers such as Hume, Nietzsche, Kant A.J. Ayer, C.L. Stevenson, J. L. Mackie, Ragnar RedBeard, Peter Sjöstedt—H and interweaves them into a meta ethical tapestry that is a liberating—brutally honest red pill. Mixing non cognitivism, error theory, with projectivism, Stillwell puts forth a kind of moral nihilism (Power-Nihilism) that dispenses with both secular and theistic forms of moral realism.
In the final chapter James articulates his qualified form of political nihilism and critiques such concepts as "Natural law" and "Natural Rights" along with a few other pivotal concepts within political theory.
This book also covers such topics as the will to power, slave morality, bad conscience, the on going destruction of Western civilization, radical individualism, collectivism, egalitarianism, hierarchy and much more...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: May 21, 2017
• ISBN: 9781365980886

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Power Nihilism: A Case for Moral & Political Nihilism

Power-Nihilism

A Case For Moral & Political Nihilism

By James Theodore Stillwell III

With a foreword by Matthew Ray

Edited by Brett Stevens

Copyright © 2017 by James Stillwell III

Edited by Brett Stevens

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An Acknowledgement

This book is inspired by the text Neo-Nihilism: The Philosophy of Power by Peter Sjöstedt-H. One central distinction between his Neo-Nihilism and my Power-Nihilism is that in his book he assumes that atheism is a necessary part of nihilism, where within this text I do not.

In writing this book, I wanted to put forth a form of neo-nihilism that is skeptical and critical of both theistic and secular claims to objective moral values and duties.

I have grown weary of watching apologists use moral nihilism as a bludgeon. It is time for them to lay headless before Hume’s Guillotine.

A special thanks goes out to Peter Sjöstedt-H for taking the time to read this text, for answering my endless philosophical inquiries, for his guidance, and friendship.

l would also like to thank all those who have followed my work over the years, along with the many who have fearlessly debated me, on Skype, in email, Facebook messenger, and the comment sections of my YouTube videos. You have made me a better debater and philosopher. Iron sharpens iron.

— Objective Morality is illusion —

— The free man is a warrior–skeptic —

— Prescription Demands Force —

— The World Is A Battlefield —

— Life is will to power —

Power-Nihilism

An Acknowledgement

Foreword: From Apologist To Apostate

Power-Nihilism

Introduction:  Defining Terms and Courage For The Forbidden

According to Whom?

According to Hume: Hume’s Guillotine

Prescription Demands Force

Valhalla as Weltanschauung

The World as Will to Power and Representation

On Power-Nihilism as Politica Nihilismus

That I have been a

thorough-going nihilist,

I have admitted to myself

only recently.

—Friedrich Nietzsche[i]

The Philosophy of Power has slumbered long, but whenever men of sterling worth are found, it must....as of old, dominate the destiny of an emancipated and all-conquering race.

—Ragnar Redbeard[ii]

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[i] Friedrich .W. Nietzsche, The Will To Power, trans. Walter Kaufmann and R.J. Hollingdale, New York, Random House, 1968, p. 18.

[ii] Ragnar Redbeard, Might is Right, Australia, Libertine Press, 2008, p. 37.

Foreword: From Apologist To Apostate

— By Matthew Ray—

I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior on May 21, 2008. I was immediately baptized following my confession at my local Baptist church. I was given a certificate and a King James Bible (God’s only infallible translation!). I felt like I was reborn, given a second chance at life. My father sat in the audience with tears in his eyes; my pastors stood by with proud smiles on their faces. Yes sir, I was now a born-again Christian — and life couldn’t get any better!

Fast forward to the summer of 2009. While browsing YouTube one day, I stumbled upon videos of the well-known creationist speaker Kent Hovind, a.k.a. Dr. Dino. I sat in a state of amazement as I listened to the content of his seminar. I felt as if I had stumbled upon a secret well of information not known to the general population. Like a sponge I absorbed every word he said.

After I finished his creation seminars I received this feeling of overwhelming confidence in my ability to share and defend the truth that was Jesus Christ. I went to school the following day openly sharing with my classmates the lies of evolution and the answers the scriptures had to their questions. I’m sure I rubbed some people the wrong way, but I could not have cared less, because it was all for the glory of God. A few days later, a friend of mine invited me to an online atheist chat room to share the gospel and refute their Darwinist worldview. He had all the confidence in the world that I would have no problems in the discussion. I immediately jumped at the opportunity, already planning how my victory would go.

After school I went straight home to my computer. Putting on my headset, I entered the chat room and awaited for my opportunity to interject in the already ongoing conversation. As soon as I saw an opening I immediately used my best weapon: I attacked the inaccuracy of carbon dating! Once finished with my well-rehearsed argument, I sat back and waited for their feeble attempt to deal with my assertions. To my disappointment, they came back with laughter and finally an intellectual beating that left me unable to respond. They were waiting on my reply but I didn’t know what to say. I was speechless. I panicked and like a coward, played it off like my internet connection was cutting out and then proceeded to close my browser window mid-sentence, leaving the chat room, humiliated. I was so confused. How could this be? Dr. Hovind didn’t mention any of that! I couldn’t let this go, thinking, There just has to be an answer!

Looking back, I thought I was trying to prove to them that they were wrong but I now see that I was trying to prove to myself that I was right. Thus I began my wholehearted plunge into the depths of the topic of apologetics. Amazon.com was my best friend during this time; I must have spent at least four hundred dollars on books about this topic. I became fascinated with the likes of apologists like Dr. Walter Martin, Dr. James White, Dr. William Lane Craig and Matt Slick. It was 2012, and I had just made my first YouTube apologetics channel.  I was no longer the boy in that chat room three years ago.

I had knowledge on my side now! I started debating atheists once again. My arguments were great, and it seemed no atheist knew quite how to respond to them. A moral argument over here, a little ontological argument over there. It got to the point where I started to get bored debating atheists because no one was putting up a fight. On a Saturday afternoon I was watching Dr. James White’s Dividing Line on YouTube. A brief discussion with an Open Air Atheist, the title read.

As I watched the video I noticed White was having a bit of trouble with the callers’ arguments. White was my hero at the time and I couldn’t help but be a little bothered by it. I looked for this Open Air Atheist and without much effort found his channel. I sent him a message inviting him to discuss his position in a video conversation. He accepted and gave me the necessary information to start the discussion. I was ready to redeem my hero and show this apostate that the truth that is found in Christ alone.

James introduced himself first. He seemed very well composed and relaxed. Unlike most of the atheists I talked to, he didn’t seem all that eager to start arguing. Instead he just let me have the floor and I began the conversation. So like a bat out of Hell — ironic, I know — I started to give my justification for my theism. When I had finished my long-winded argument, James sat back, still keeping the same composure as when he started. He didn’t raise his voice, nor argue back.

He just took a breath and asked me a question. A question that left me at a loss for an answer. He pointed out that my arguments implied a doctrine of free will, and asked me where I found this in Biblical scripture. I was not expecting an atheist to challenge me in my own interpretation of Christian doctrine. I argued back using John 3:16 as my justification for my belief in free will but to my surprise James showed me how my interpretation was incorrect, using the Greek to demonstrate his point. He knows Greek too?! I had to be honest and admit that I had no idea about such things. I expected laughter and gloating but instead James just pointed to his video on his analysis of the book of John and encouraged me to research the topic further. We both left the conversation. I felt humbled by my encounter though still a little upset with my incompetence to defend the faith.

I began to question my doctrine of free will and within the next few months, after several more talks with James and doing a little of my own research, I became a Reformed Christian, accepting the five points of Calvinism. James was actually one of the first people with whom I shared this news. A year passed by. I was introduced to presuppositional apologetics, again through James. He made a video on it and it got me curious. I started to learn this method and within a few months I had gotten the hang of it. It was so simple yet effective! It had been a good while since I felt such confidence to defend the faith. My conversations with James ceased during this time, I was far too busy with my debates and discussions (as was he).

The year 2013 rolled around and by this time I was at the height of my faith. My apologetics was at its best and I just started Bible school to become a pastor with the hopes of opening a church. I thought I had my life all figured out. Unfortunately, at the time I was going through some personal issues that caused me to reexamine myself. I remember confiding in my