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To: MikeH who wrote (1455)	9/9/1999 12:36:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6418

Doesn't the word nihil mean entropy and negativity? My limited dictionary doesn't list nihil as a separate word, though I seem to recall from 30+ years ago that it is a Latin word. But nihilism is defined as "total rejection of established laws and institutions. Anarchy, terrorism, or other revolutionary activity. The belief that all existence is senseless and that there is no possibility of an objective basis for truth...A 19th century Russian political philosophy advocating the violent destruction of social and political institutions . . . Based on his postings, I would say he picked a very appropriate moniker.