Nihilism

Two people are walking along in a park. The taller of the two is talking about religion. The shorter is wearing a hat and listening.

The first says, There is no god. Our existence is without purpose.

Oh, definitely, the second says. We are adrift in an uncaring void indifferent to all our mortal toil.

They come to a tree.

Exactly! says the first. Nothing we do matters.

The second person starts climbing the tree and agrees, saying, Totally, from where the trunk splits into two large branches.

The first continues, We just..., and then stops and asks, Why are you climbing that tree?

The second is now hidden in the green canopy. Because the future is an adventure! Come on!

The first is confused. But...

And from up in the leaves, the second shouts down, Hey! I found squirrels!

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Credit: See the original comic strip, xkcd by Randall Munroe.

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