>>6889614Nihilism is actually a natural byproduct of Christianity's emphasis on reward for good actions in the AFTERlife. For over a thousand years, Christian philosophers never had to wonder the point of living life except as a means to an even greater end, which is why when the Enlightenment era came around and Deism/atheism began to rise in popularity, people realized that they couldn't rely on the observation of nature to explain one's purpose for living life.
