existentialism vs nihilism

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Originally Posted by kahljorn

From what I understand Nietzche actually used something like the term nihilism to describe the state which christian ethics would put us in. I think it was something about attaching yourself to unattainable values and the chaos which proceeds recognizing that you cannot attain them.

I think he talks about it in Will to power in the first chapter.

This is true. He spoke about attaching yourself to "morals" that are immoral, and therefore unattainable and without purpose.