nihilism quiz

Is there anything worth caring about? See how much nihilism shows up in your beliefs, feelings, and sense of purpose.

Answer based on how you’ve been thinking and feeling lately, rather than how you think you should answer.

1. A better world is worth working toward even if I never get to see it.
2. There's no such thing as morality, just personal preferences.
3. Nothing I do seems to make a real difference.
4. Values are things people invent to make life seem more meaningful than it is.
5. There's no such thing as truth.
6. Trying to live up to an ideal seems naive to me.
7. Being part of something larger than myself gives my life meaning.
8. I have values that give me a reason to keep going when life gets difficult.
9. A song or work of art can reveal something important about being human.
10. I rarely plan for the future because it feels pointless.
11. In nature, I feel connected to something beyond myself.
12. Beauty is just a pleasant sensation with no deeper significance.
13. It's hard to care about things that used to matter to me.
14. There are things I care about enough to make sacrifices for.
15. Some things are worth caring about even if they won't last forever.
16. Helping someone still matters to me even when it feels small.
17. I feel stuck because I don't see anything worth working toward.
18. I often come back to the thought that nothing really matters.
19. Personal achievements don't mean much because they'll eventually be forgotten.
20. No purpose we give ourselves ultimately matters.
21. There are things I want to create or preserve because I believe they matter.
22. Even good moments feel a little empty.
23. Justice is just a word people use to dress up their own interests.
24. Love is nothing more than brain chemistry.
25. Myths and fictional stories can teach us meaningful lessons about life.